Vegetation and soils of the allt a’mharcaidh catchment, cairngorm mountains

Scottish Geographical Magazine

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 18-21

  Bayfield, N G ^a   Nolan, A J ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b MLURI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cairngorm mountains; Soils; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

FOREST; GRAZING; REGENERATION; SOIL; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

UK, SCOTLAND, CAIRNGORMS, ALLT A'MHARCAIDH;

EID: 0031881013     PISSN: 00369225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00369229818737022     Document Type: Article

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