Artificial regeneration with Quercus ilex L. and Quercus suber L. by direct seeding and planting in southern Spain

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 637-646

  González Rodríguez, Victoria ^a   Navarro Cerrillo, Rafael M ^a   Villar, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artificial regeneration; Nursery; Oak; Seedling age; Sowing

Indexed keywords

CLEARCUTTING; CULTIVATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GROWTH RATE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; REGENERATION; SEEDING; SOWING; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; SURVIVAL; TREE PLANTING;

SPAIN;

BALLOTA; ILEX; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ILEX; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 80051508037     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-011-0057-3     Document Type: Article

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