Comparison of different site preparation techniques: quality of planting spots, seedling growth and pine weevil damage

New Forests

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 705-722

  Wallertz, Kristina ^a   Björklund, Niklas ^a   Hjelm, Karin ^b   Petersson, Magnus ^c   Sundblad, Lars Göran ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^c Södra Forest Owner Association   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hylobius abietis; Pine weevil; Planting; Site preparation techniques

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; FORESTRY; MINERALS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS;

CONIFER SEEDLINGS; HYLOBIUS ABIETIS; PINE WEEVIL; PLANTING; SEEDLING GROWTH; SEEDLING SURVIVAL; SITE PREPARATION; SOIL INVERSIONS;

SEED;

BEETLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS TREE; DAMAGE MECHANICS; INSECTICIDE; MORTALITY; PEST DAMAGE; REGENERATION; SEEDLING; SITE PREPARATION; SURVIVAL; TREE PLANTING;

ANIMALS; FORESTRY; MINERALS; PLANTING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SITE PREPARATION;

EUROPE;

CONIFEROPHYTA; HYLOBIUS ABIETIS; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 85042932757     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: 15735095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-018-9634-8     Document Type: Article

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