500 years of coppice-with-standards management in Meerdaal Forest (Central Belgium)

For centuries, coppice and coppice-with-standards were the main forest management systems in the northern and central parts of present Belgium. A high population density and a low forest cover in the whole region resulted in a high demand for wood, therefore strict regulations and management regimes...

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Main Authors: Vandekerkhove K, Baeté H, Van Der Aa B, De Keersmaeker L, Thomaes A, Leyman A, Verheyen K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF) 2016-08-01
Series:iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
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Online Access:https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor1782-008