Development of secondary woodland in oak wood pastures reduces the richness of rare epiphytic lichens.

Wooded pastures with ancient trees were formerly abundant throughout Europe, but during the last century, grazing has largely been abandoned often resulting in dense forests. Ancient trees constitute habitat for many declining and threatened species, but the effects of secondary woodland on the biod...

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Main Authors: Heidi Paltto, Anna Nordberg, Björn Nordén, Tord Snäll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3178531?pdf=render