Living and Dead Aboveground Biomass in Mediterranean Forests: Evidence of Old-Growth Traits in a Quercus pubescens Willd. s.l. Stand

Living and Dead Aboveground Biomass in Mediterranean Forests: Evidence of Old-Growth Traits in a Quercus pubescens Willd. s.l. Stand

For a long time, human impact has deeply simplified most of the forest ecosystems of the Mediterranean Basin. Here, forests have seldom had the chance to naturally develop a complex and multilayered structure, to host large and old trees and rich biological communities, approaching old-growth condit...

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Main Authors: Emilio Badalamenti, Tommaso La Mantia, Giovanni La Mantia, Antonino Cairone, Donato Salvatore La Mela Veca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-05-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
mature forests
deadwood
downy oak
Quercus ilex
Acer campestre
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/8/6/187

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