Author | Ferris, R. & Simmons, E. |
Year | 2000 |
Title | Plant Communities and Soil Seedbanks in Broadleaved-Conifer Mixtures on Ancient Woodland Sites in Lowland Britain |
Series | Forestry Commission Information Notes |
Type | Book/Report |
Source | Forestry Commission Information Notes, 32, 8pp, Forestry Commission |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Compares the ground flora in lowland plantations with that in ancient semi-natural woodland and reports that the seedbank of plantations is insufficient to regenerate former diversity. The introduction contains a useful history of the Forestry Commission’s changing attitudes to woodland biodiversity. |
Website url | www.forestresearch.gov.uk/pdf/fcin32.pdf |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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Current | [Trees] | broadleaved and coniferous trees | Plantae |
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