Early performance of native birch (Betula spp.) planted on cutaway peatlands: Influence of species, stock types and seedlings size

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 545-554

  Renou, Florence ^a   Scallan, Úna ^a   Keane, Michael ^b   Farrell, E P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NONE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Bare root; Betula pendula; Betula pubescens; Containerised; Cutaway peatland; Seedling size

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; CROP PERFORMANCE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FORESTRY; PEATLAND; SEED SIZE; TREE PLANTING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

BETULA; BETULA PENDULA; BETULA PUBESCENS;

EID: 34648846861     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-007-0175-5     Document Type: Article

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