Nutrient status and field performance of tree seedlings planted in Mediterranean degraded areas

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 249-256

  Valdecantos, Alejandro ^a,b   Cortina, Jordi ^c   Vallejo, V Ramón ^a  

^a FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Foliar nutrient concentration; Nutrient limitation; Pinus halepensis; Quercus ilex; Reforestation

Indexed keywords

FOREST SOIL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REFORESTATION; SEEDLING; WOODLAND;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ILEX; PINUS HALEPENSIS; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 33646590938     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2006003     Document Type: Article

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