Effectiveness of the Miyawaki method in Mediterranean forest restoration programs

Landscape and Ecological Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-92

  Schirone, Bartolomeo ^a   Salis, Antonello ^a   Vessella, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecological restoration; Ecotechnology; Mediterranean environment; Potential natural vegetation; Reforestation practices comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551527607     PISSN: 18601871     EISSN: 1860188X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11355-010-0117-0     Document Type: Article

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