Forests

Louis Iverson; Mark W. Schwartz

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Forests

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Louis Iverson, Mark W. Schwartz

Year:

1994

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: The changing Illinois environment: critical trends. Summary report and volumes 1-7 Technical Report. Springfield IL: Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources: 33-66.

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Abstract

Originally diminished by development, forests are coming back: forest biomass is accumulating. Forests are repositories for many threatened species. Even with increased standing timber, however, biodiversity is threatened by increased forest fragmentation and by exotic species.

Citation

Iverson, Louis R.; Schwartz, Mark W. 1994. Forests. In: The changing Illinois environment: critical trends. Summary report and volumes 1-7 Technical Report. Springfield IL: Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources: 33-66.