Restoration of oak forest: Effects of former arable land use on soil chemistry and herb layer vegetation

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 513-521

  Valtinat, Karin ^a   Bruun, Hans Henrik ^a   Brunet, Jörg ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Ancient woodland; Nitrogen mineralization; Old fields; Phosphorus; Soil acidity; Understorey

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CONSERVATION; DEFORESTATION; FORESTRY; LAND USE; MINERALOGY; NITROGEN; NONMETALS; OCEAN HABITATS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PH; PHOSPHORUS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; REFORESTATION; VEGETATION;

AFFORESTATION; ANCIENT WOODLAND; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; OLD FIELDS; SOIL ACIDITY; UNDERSTOREY;

SOILS;

ACIDITY; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CONSERVATION; DEFORESTATION; FORESTATION; FORESTRY; FORESTS; LAND USE; NITROGEN; OCEANS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PH; PHOSPHORUS; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION; SOIL;

QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 58149117540     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580802545572     Document Type: Article

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