Can plantation forests support plant species and communities of semi-natural woodland?

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 283, Issue , 2012, Pages 86-95

  Coote, L ^a   French, L J ^a   Moore, K M ^a   Mitchell, F J G ^a   Kelly, D L ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Bryophyte; Forest soil; Sustainable Forest Management; Temperate forestry; Woodland flora

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTE; FOREST SOILS; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATE FORESTRY; WOODLAND FLORA;

BIODIVERSITY; SOILS; TIMBER;

FORESTRY;

BRYOPHYTE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST SOIL; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANTATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; WOODLAND;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; FORESTS; PLANTATIONS; PLANTS; SOIL; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

IRELAND;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; LARIX; PICEA ABIES; PICEA SITCHENSIS; PSEUDOLARIX KAEMPFERI;

EID: 84864540086     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.07.013     Document Type: Article

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