Herbivory and seedling establishment in Pyrenean forests: Influence of micro- and meso-habitat factors on browsing pressure

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 342, Issue , 2015, Pages 103-111

  Ameztegui, Aitor ^a,b   Coll, Lluís ^a,c  

^a Forest Sciences Center of Catalonia (CTFC)   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CREAF   (Spain)

Author keywords

Browsing; Livestock; Mortality; Pyrenees; Seedlings; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; PLANTS (BOTANY); REFORESTATION;

BROWSING; LIVESTOCK; MORTALITY; PYRENEES; SEEDLINGS; UNGULATES;

FORESTRY;

BROWSING; DAMAGE; FOREST COVER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HERB; HERBIVORY; LIVESTOCK; MASS MORTALITY; MICROHABITAT; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHRUB; UNDERSTORY;

FORESTS; SEEDLINGS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TREES;

PYRENEES;

ABIES ALBA; BETULA PENDULA; BOS; CAPREOLUS; CONIFEROPHYTA; EQUIDAE; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PINUS UNCINATA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA; UNGULATA;

EID: 84922990536     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.01.021     Document Type: Article

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