Decline in bryophyte diversity in predominant types of central European managed forests

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1391-1402

  Hofmeister, Jeňýk ^a   Hošek, Jan ^a   Holá, Eva ^b   Novozámská, Eva ^c  

^a Ecological Services Ltd   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c Prague Botanic Garden ^*  (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Beech; Forest management; Species pool; Species richness; Species turnover; Spruce

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

BRYOPHYTES; CONIFEROPHYTA; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA;

EID: 84930539717     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-015-0863-2     Document Type: Article

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