Improving substrate fertility to enhance growth and reproductive ability of a Pinus halepensis Mill. afforestation in a restored limestone quarry

New Forests

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 365-381

  Ortiz, O ^a   Ojeda, G ^b   Espelta, J M ^a   Alcaniz J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Organic amendment; Pinus halepensis; Reproduction; Sewage sludge; Soil rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; ORGANIC AMENDMENTS; PINUS HALEPENSIS; REPRODUCTION; SOIL REHABILITATION;

LIMESTONE; QUARRIES; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

SOILS;

AFFORESTATION; CANOPY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; FERTILITY; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; LIMESTONE; QUARRY; REGOLITH; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEED; SEED SIZE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TEXTURE; SUBSTRATE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

PINUS HALEPENSIS;

EID: 84859944049     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-011-9286-4     Document Type: Article

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