The harvested side of edges: Effect of retained forests on the re-establishment of biodiversity in adjacent harvested areas

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 302, Issue , 2013, Pages 107-121

  Baker, Susan C ^a   Spies, Thomas A ^b   Wardlaw, Timothy J ^c   Balmer, Jayne ^a   Franklin, Jerry F ^d   Jordan, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c FORESTRY TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Clearcutting; Dispersal; Edge effects; Forest influence; Natural disturbance; Re colonisation; Variable retention

Indexed keywords

CLEARCUTTING; DISPERSAL; EDGE EFFECT; FOREST INFLUENCE; NATURAL DISTURBANCE; RE-COLONISATION; VARIABLE RETENTIONS;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOODS; HARVESTING; WATER SUPPLY;

REFORESTATION;

BIODIVERSITY; CLEARCUTTING; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONNECTIVITY; EDGE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FORESTRY PRACTICE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MICROCLIMATE; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROBABILITY; RECOLONIZATION; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TIMBER HARVESTING;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FLOODS; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; PROBABILITY; REFORESTATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84876787469     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.03.024     Document Type: Review

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