Effects of overstorey retention on ash regeneration and bramble growth during conversion of a pine plantation to native broadleaved woodland

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1833-1843

  Harmer, Ralph ^a   Kiewitt, Andrea ^a   Morgan, Geoff ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Natural regeneration; Restoration

Indexed keywords

BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RESPONSE; MIXED FOREST; MONOCULTURE; OVERSTORY; PLANTATION FORESTRY; REGENERATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEEDLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; WOODLAND;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CONIFEROPHYTA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; PINUS NIGRA; RUBUS; RUBUS FRUTICOSUS;

EID: 84868358707     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-012-0636-3     Document Type: Article

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