Salvage-Logging after Windstorm Leads to Structural and Functional Homogenization of Understory Layer and Delayed Spruce Tree Recovery in Tatra Mts., Slovakia

Salvage-Logging after Windstorm Leads to Structural and Functional Homogenization of Understory Layer and Delayed Spruce Tree Recovery in Tatra Mts., Slovakia

Stand-replacing disturbance and post-disturbance salvage-logging influence forest succession in different ways; however, limited knowledge regarding how salvage-logging affects vegetation patterns compared to natural development of forest ecosystems is still lacking. In this study, we described the...

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Main Authors: Zuzana Michalová, Robert C. Morrissey, Thomas Wohlgemuth, Radek Bače, Peter Fleischer, Miroslav Svoboda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-03-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
large-scale disturbance
salvage-logging
plant diversity
homogenization
successional pathway
deadwood
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/8/3/88

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