Direct seeding of pinus halepensis mill. for recovery of burned semi-arid forests: Implications for post-fire management for improving natural regeneration

Forests

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2017, Pages

  García Morote, Francisco Antonio ^a   Martínez García, Eduardo ^a   Andrés Abellán, Manuela ^a   Caballero, Eva Rubio ^a   Miettinen, Heli ^a   López Serrano, Francisco Ramón ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aleppo pine; Artificial regeneration; Seed germination; Seedling survival; Wood mulch

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; FORESTRY; RANDOM PROCESSES; REFORESTATION; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ALEPPO PINES; ARTIFICIAL REGENERATION; SEED GERMINATION; SEEDLING SURVIVAL; WOOD MULCH;

SEED;

CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; GERMINATION; MULCH; REGENERATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEEDING; SEMIARID REGION; SURVIVAL;

FORESTS; GERMINATION; PINUS HALEPENSIS; REFORESTATION; SEEDLINGS; SURVIVAL;

PINUS HALEPENSIS; STIPA TENACISSIMA;

EID: 85029805855     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/f8090353     Document Type: Article

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