Can Retention Harvest Maintain Natural Structural Complexity? A Comparison of Post-Harvest and Post-Fire Residual Patches in Boreal Forest

Variable retention harvest promotes biodiversity conservation in managed boreal forests by ensuring forest continuity and structural complexity. However, do post-harvest and post-fire patches maintain the same structural complexity? This study compares post-harvest and post-fire residual patches and...

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Main Authors: Louiza Moussaoui, Nicole J. Fenton, Alain Leduc, Yves Bergeron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-10-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/7/10/243