Suitable conditions for natural regeneration in variable retention harvesting of southern Patagonian Nothofagus pumilio forests

Abstract Background Variable retention (aggregated and dispersed retention) harvesting proposed for Nothofagus pumilio was designed for timber purposes and biodiversity conservation. Harvesting by opening canopy generates different microenvironments and creates contrasting conditions for seedling es...

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Main Authors: Mónica D.R. Toro Manríquez, Juan M. Cellini, María V. Lencinas, Pablo L. Peri, Karen A. Peña Rojas, Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-06-01
Series:Ecological Processes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13717-019-0175-7