Regeneration strategies influence ground bryophyte composition and diversity after forest clearcutting

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 845-861

  Yan, Xiao Li ^a,b   Bao, Wei Kai ^a   Pang, Xue Yong ^a   Zhang, Ning Xuan ^a   Chen, Jiquan ^c  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Bryophyte; Clearcutting; Natural forest; Planted forest; Regeneration strategy

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BRYOPHYTE; CLEARCUTTING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PLANTATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REFORESTATION; REGENERATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; TIMBER HARVESTING;

EID: 84889024630     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-013-0323-7     Document Type: Article

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