Effects of forest management on epiphytic lichens in temperate deciduous forests of Europe - A review

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 298, Issue , 2013, Pages 27-38

  Nascimbene, Juri ^a,b   Thor, Göran ^c   Nimis, Pier Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b Museum of Nature South Tyrol   (Italy)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coppicing; Forest age; Forestry; Lichen conservation; Management suggestions; Selective cutting

Indexed keywords

COPPICING; EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE; FOREST AGE; FOREST FRAGMENTATIONS; SELECTIVE CUTTING; TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST; TREE SPECIES COMPOSITION; TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CONSERVATION; FUNGI; HOUSING; TIMBER;

FORESTRY;

BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COPPICE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIPHYTE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRACTICE; HABITAT CREATION; HARVESTING; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LICHEN; LITERATURE REVIEW; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MIXED FOREST; SELECTIVE LOGGING; SHELTERBELT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TEMPERATE FOREST;

CONSERVATION; COPPICE; EUROPE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FORESTS; FUNGI; LICHENS;

EUROPE;

EID: 84875797696     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.03.008     Document Type: Review

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