The effects of varying deer density on natural regeneration in woodlands in lowland Britain

Forestry

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-63

  Gill, R M A ^a   Morgan, G ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CANOPY; DEER; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; REGENERATION; SEEDLING; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MOISTURE; WOODLAND;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CERVIDAE; DAMA DAMA;

EID: 77149153034     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpp031     Document Type: Article

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