Effects of season and intensity of sheep grazing on tree regeneration in a British upland woodland

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 99-106

  Hester, A J ^a   Mitchell, F J G ^a,c   Kirby, K J ^b  

^a MLURI   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Grazing; Regeneration; Sheep; Woodland

Indexed keywords

BETULA PUBESCENS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; OVIS ARIES; SORBUS AUCUPARIA;

EID: 0030293763     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03815-7     Document Type: Article

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