A comparative study of the regeneration of beech (fagus sylvatica l.) and sessile oak (quercus petraea (matt.) liebl.) in kent and cornwall

Arboricultural Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-137

  Widdicombe, R C ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fagus sylvatica; Quercus petraea; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; REGENERATION;

ENGLAND(CORNWALL); ENGLAND(KENT); UNITED KINGDOM;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS PETRAEA;

EID: 0032702532     PISSN: 03071375     EISSN: 21681074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03071375.1999.9747233     Document Type: Article

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