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SUBMITTER: Roellig M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4752564 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Roellig Marlene M Sutcliffe Laura M E LM Sammul Marek M von Wehrden Henrik H Newig Jens J Fischer Joern J
Ambio 20151012 2
Wood-pastures are associated with high cultural and biodiversity values in Europe. However, due to their relatively low productivity, large areas of wood-pastures have been lost over the last century. In some areas, incentive schemes have been developed to revive wood-pastures. We investigated the effects of one such scheme in western Estonia. We compared the structure of grazed wood-pastures (old and restored) to those of abandoned wood-pastures and ungrazed forest stands to explore the effects ...[more]