A Comparison of the Formation Rates and Composition of Tree-Related Microhabitats in Beech-Dominated Primeval Carpathian and Hyrcanian Forests

Primeval forests in the temperate zone exist only as a few remnants, but theses serve as important reference areas for conservation. As key habitats, tree-related microhabitats (TreMs) are of intense interest to forest ecologists, but little is known about their natural composition and dynamics in d...

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Main Authors: Razieh Rafiei Jahed, Mohammad Reza Kavousi, Mohammad Ebrahim Farashiani, Khosro Sagheb-Talebi, Manoochehr Babanezhad, Benoit Courbaud, Roland Wirtz, Jörg Müller, Laurent Larrieu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/2/144