Rodent impact on establishment of direct-seeded Fagus sylvatica, Quercus robur and Quercus petraea on forest land

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 298-307

  Birkedal, Maria ^a   Fischer, Anders ^b   Karlsson, Matts ^c   Löf, Magnus ^a   Madsen, Palle ^d  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Högestad and Christinehofs Förvaltnings AB ^*  (Denmark)

^c Högestad and Christinehofs Förvaltnings AB   (Sweden)

^d DANISH FOREST LANDSCAPE RES INST   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Beech; Denmark; Granivorous rodents; Oak; Reforestation; Seed removal; Southern Sweden

Indexed keywords

BEECH; DENMARK; GRANIVOROUS RODENTS; OAK; SEED REMOVAL; SOUTHERN SWEDEN;

FRUITS; REFORESTATION; REVEGETATION; SECURITY SYSTEMS; SEED; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

MAMMALS;

DENMARK; FAGUS; FRUITS; MAMMALS; PLANNING; QUERCUS; REFORESTATION; REMOVAL; SEEDS; SWEDEN;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; QUERCUS PETRAEA; QUERCUS ROBUR; RAPTORES; RODENTIA;

EID: 70449416847     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580903055125     Document Type: Article

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