The role of nutrients for improving seedling quality in drylands

New Forests

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 719-732

  Cortina, Jordi ^a   Vilagrosa, Alberto ^a   Trubat, Roman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecological restoration; Forest plantation; Morpho functional traits; Nursery fertilization; Nutrient deficiency

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; FOREST PLANTATION; MORPHO-FUNCTIONAL TRAITS; NURSERY FERTILIZATION; NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY;

CLIMATOLOGY; CONSERVATION; FORESTRY; RESTORATION; WATER SUPPLY;

NUTRIENTS;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DESERTIFICATION; DRYLAND FARMING; FOREST; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANTATION; ROOT SYSTEM; SEEDLING; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; WATER USE;

CONSERVATION; FERTILIZATION; FORESTRY; METEOROLOGY; NUTRIENTS; PLANTATIONS; RESTORATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84884814822     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-013-9379-3     Document Type: Review

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