Before revision: According to a team of researchers from the Ghent's University Forestry Laboratory and the Institute for ForestryLaboratory of Forestry, Ghent University, Geraardsbergsesteenweg 267, 9090 Gontrode, Belgium and Game ManegementInstitute of Forestry and Game Management, Gaverstraat 4, 9500 Geraardsbergen, Belgium , a "traditional" poplar grove of little ecological value, in more "natural" stands", can be facilitated by the "spontaneous development of autochthonous species", particularly if the parameters determining this renaturation are better understood.
After revision: According to a team of researchers from the Ghent's University Forestry Laboratory and the Institute for ForestryLaboratory of Forestry, Ghent University, Geraardsbergsesteenweg 267, 9090 Gontrode, Belgium and Game Management.Institute of Forestry and Game Management, Gaverstraat 4, 9500 Geraardsbergen, Belgium , a "traditional" poplar grove of little ecological value, in more "natural" stands", can be facilitated by the "spontaneous development of autochthonous species", particularly if the parameters determining this renaturation are better understood.