A review of current bracken control and associated vegetation strategies in Great Britain

Web Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2002, Pages 6-11

  Pakeman, Robin J ^a   Le Duc, Mike G ^b   Marrs, Rob H ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; HERBICIDE; SEEDING; WEED CONTROL; BIODIVERSITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

UNITED KINGDOM; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM;

EID: 0036977564     PISSN: 13991183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/we-3-6-2002     Document Type: Article

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