Quantifying forest structural diversity based on large-scale inventory data: a new approach to support biodiversity monitoring
Abstract Background The importance of structurally diverse forests for the conservation of biodiversity and provision of a wide range of ecosystem services has been widely recognised. However, tools to quantify structural diversity of forests in an objective and quantitative way across many forest t...
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
SpringerOpen
2018-09-01
|
Series: | Forest Ecosystems |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40663-018-0151-1 |