Survival and growth of planted and seeded oak (Quercus robur L.) seedlings with and without shelters on field afforestation sites in Finland

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 1085-1094

  Valkonen, Sauli ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Planting; Quercus robur; Seeding; Treeshelters; Weed control

Indexed keywords

PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYPROPYLENES; SEED; WEED CONTROL;

PLANTING TREATMENTS; SHELTERED SEEDLINGS;

FORESTRY;

AFFORESTATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH RESPONSE; MORTALITY; SEEDLING; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL;

FORESTRY; PLANTS; POLYPROPYLENE; SEEDS; WEED CONTROL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 38949121265     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.10.038     Document Type: Article

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