The characterization of willow (Salix L.) varieties for use in ecological engineering applications: Co-ordination of structure, function and autecology

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1178-1189

  Kuzovkina, Yulia A ^a   Volk, Timothy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Bioengineering; Biomass; Phytoextraction; Phytoremediation; Vegetative cap

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BIOENGINEERING; PHYTOEXTRACTION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; VEGETATIVE CAP;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SITE SELECTION; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

LAND RECLAMATION;

AGROFORESTRY; AUTECOLOGY; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMASS; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEVELOPMENT LEVEL; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GENOTYPE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHYTOREMEDIATION; RESEARCH WORK; SITE INVESTIGATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION COVER;

SALIX;

EID: 67649392254     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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