Effects of granivorous rodents on direct seeding of oak and beech in relation to site preparation and sowing date

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 259, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2382-2389

  Birkedal, Maria ^a   Löf, Magnus ^a   Olsson, Gert E ^a,b   Bergsten, Urban ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Granivorous rodents; Reforestation; Regeneration; Seed removal; Site preparation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REGENERATION; DIRECT-SEEDING; FAGUS SYLVATICA; GROWING SEASON; MECHANICAL SITE PREPARATION; MUS MUSCULUS; QUERCUS ROBUR; REGENERATION; SEED REMOVAL; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SITE PREPARATION; SOWING DATE; VEGETATION COVER;

AGRICULTURE; COST REDUCTION; MAMMALS; REFORESTATION; REVEGETATION; VEGETATION;

SEED;

CLEARCUTTING; DICOTYLEDON; GRANIVORY; GROWING SEASON; REFORESTATION; REGENERATION; RODENT; SITE PREPARATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TOPSOIL; VEGETATION COVER;

SWEDEN;

APODEMUS FLAVICOLLIS; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; MUS MUSCULUS; QUERCUS ROBUR; RODENTIA;

EID: 77952112120     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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