Influence of soil scarification on reindeer foraging and damage to planted Pinus sylvestris seedlings

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-220

  Roturier, Samuel ^a   Bergsten, Urban ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cladina; Forestry; Reindeer husbandry; Reindeer lichens; Scots pine

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

CLADINA; REINDEER HUSBANDRY; REINDEER LICHENS; SCOTS PINE;

SOILS;

FORESTRY; PLANTS; SEEDS; SOIL;

CLADONIA RANGIFERINA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 33745306647     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580600759441     Document Type: Article

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