| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6295292 | Ecological Indicators | 2013 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The results showed that as long as 60 years after abandonment, parts of the studied forests still retained some light-demanding plant species characteristic of historical wooded grasslands. The composition of earthworm communities was similar in all of the studied historical forest groups. Only some of the stand structure characteristics and epiphytic mosses indicated that there were differences between ancient forest cores and overgrown wooded grasslands. We conclude that the combination of various functional indicators should be used in the evaluation of successional woodlands for habitat restoration.
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Authors
Anneli Palo, Mari Ivask, Jaan Liira,