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Page 241
... birch and , to a lesser extent , alder have been equally or more important trees . Small wood- lands of birch ( of both Betula pubescens and Betula pendula ) are the commonest natural woodland type remaining today in the Scottish ...
... birch and , to a lesser extent , alder have been equally or more important trees . Small wood- lands of birch ( of both Betula pubescens and Betula pendula ) are the commonest natural woodland type remaining today in the Scottish ...
Page 249
... BIRCH WOODS Little natural regeneration takes place in most Scottish pine and birch forests today . Ample seed is produced about every three to six years , but of that which germinates only a few reach the sapling stage . In the cooler ...
... BIRCH WOODS Little natural regeneration takes place in most Scottish pine and birch forests today . Ample seed is produced about every three to six years , but of that which germinates only a few reach the sapling stage . In the cooler ...
Page 250
... birch woods , grazing is the main cause of regeneration failure . Kinnaird gives a 99 per cent mortality rate for birch seedlings . Miller , investigating regen- eration in Glen Feshie ( woodland number 7 in Fig . 8.19 ) , where some ...
... birch woods , grazing is the main cause of regeneration failure . Kinnaird gives a 99 per cent mortality rate for birch seedlings . Miller , investigating regen- eration in Glen Feshie ( woodland number 7 in Fig . 8.19 ) , where some ...
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Introduction | 3 |
Initial approaches to vegetation study | 12 |
Initial approaches to soil study | 34 |
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