Below ground matters: Urban soil rehabilitation increases tree canopy and speeds establishment

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 16, Issue , 2016, Pages 25-35

  Layman, Rachel M ^a   Day, Susan D ^a   Mitchell, David K ^a,b   Chen, Yujuan ^a,c   Harris, J Roger ^a   Daniels, W L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mitchell's Tree Care and Landscape Consulting   (United States)

^c FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Compost; Land development; Organic amendments; Soil carbon; Soil compaction; Soil remediation; Soil temperature; Subsoil; Tillage

Indexed keywords

QUERCUS BICOLOR;

EID: 84961880683     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2016.01.004     Document Type: Article

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