Post-Fire Salvage Logging Imposes a New Disturbance that Retards Succession: The Case of Bryophyte Communities in a Macaronesian Laurel Forest

Post-fire salvage logging (SL) is a common management action that involves the harvesting of burnt trees. As a consequence, a large amount of biological legacies in the form of logs and other coarse woody debris are removed from the post-fire habitat, creating a more simplified landscape. Therefore,...

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Main Authors: Raquel Hernández-Hernández, Jorge Castro, Marcelino Del Arco-Aguilar, Ángel Fernández-López, Juana María González-Mancebo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-07-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/8/7/252