Effects of roads on understory plant communities in a broadleaved forest in Hyrcanian zone

This study was conducted to assess the effect of forest road as a corridor on local biodiversity. For this purpose, 10 segments in a 10 year-old road were selected in Neka-Zalemrood forest in Hyrcanian zone. At each of the segments, we established two 100-m transects perpendicular to the road centre...

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Main Authors: M. Lotfalian, N. Riahifar, A. Fallah, S. M. Hodjati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2012-10-01
Series:Journal of Forest Science
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Online Access:https://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/jfs-201210-0003_effects-of-roads-on-understory-plant-communities-in-a-broadleaved-forest-in-hyrcanian-zone.php