A meta-analysis of the effect of forest management for timber on understory plant species diversity in temperate forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 303, Issue , 2013, Pages 81-90

  Duguid, Marlyse C ^a   Ashton, Mark S ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Clearcut; Harvesting; Herbs; Logging; Selection systems; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

CLEARCUT; HERBS; PLANT SPECIES DIVERSITY; REGENERATION TREATMENT; SELECTION SYSTEMS; SILVICULTURAL TREATMENTS; SILVICULTURE; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL SCALE;

HARVESTING; LOGGING (FORESTRY); TIMBER;

REFORESTATION;

CLEARCUTTING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HERB; LOGGING (TIMBER); META-ANALYSIS; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATE FOREST; TIMBER; UNDERSTORY;

FORESTS; HARVESTING; HERBS; LOGGING; REFORESTATION;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84877805436     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.04.009     Document Type: Review

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