Influence of tree species on understory vegetation diversity and mechanisms involved—A critical review for temperate and boreal forests

Forest Ecology and Management - Tập 254 Số 1 - Trang 1-15 - 2008
Stéphane Barbier1, Frédéric Gosselin1, Philippe Balandier1
1Cemagref, U.R. Ecosystèmes Forestiers, Domaine des Barres, 45290 Nogent-sur-Vernisson, France

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