Tree diversity patterns along the latitudinal gradient in the northwestern Russia

Abstract Background One of the key forest characteristics is the biodiversity, particularly the diversity of trees which are forest ecosystem engineers. Nowadays the most worldwide common approach for assessment of forest conditions and dynamics is based on the systematic monitoring, performed at a...

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Main Authors: Elena Tikhonova, Gleb Tikhonov, Nikolay Shevchenko, Svetlana Knyazeva, Alexandra Plotnikova, Natalia Lukina, Maxim Shashkov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-12-01
Series:Forest Ecosystems
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40663-017-0114-y