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The European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in Scotland: history, distribution and ecological potential.
Wilson, S. M.; Royal Scottish Forestry Society, Canonbie, UK, Scottish Forestry, 2006, 60, 4, pp 4-12, 34 ref. European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) is part of the native tree flora of the British Isles, having colonized from Europe 3,000-5,000 yrs B.P. Within Britain, distinct beech woodland types of calcareous, mesotrophic and acid soils have been recognised, most...
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Managing riparian tree cover in the Scottish highlands: a study of Glen Tanar estate.
Brogan, J.; Soulsby, C.; Scottish Forestry, 1996, 50, 3, pp 133-144, 33 ref. The value of increasing tree cover in riparian land is becoming increasingly apparent. This paper examines the potential for doing so on highland estates in the UK, by considering Glen Tanar, a 118 km² estate including the whole River Tanar catchment and ...
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The effects of soil cultivation techniques on vegetation communities and tree growth in an upland pine forest. Part II: tree growth.
Mason, W. L.; Scottish Forestry, 1996, 50, 2, pp 70-76, 18 ref. Results are presented from a 30-yr-old experiment on a podzolic ironpan soil in NE Scotland comparing the growth of Scots (Pinus sylvestris) and lodgepole (Pinus contorta) pines in relation to 3 intensities of cultivation and 2 rates of phosphorus fertili...
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Sika deer in Scotland: density, population size, habitat use and fertility - some comparisons with red deer.
Chadwick, A. H.; Ratcliffe, P. R.; Abernethy, K.; Scottish Forestry, 1996, 50, 1, pp 8-16, 18 ref. Densities of Sika deer (Cervus nippon) resident in Scottish forests were commonly between 4 and 20 km-2 although densities in the region of 35 km-2 were encountered locally in thicket stage forest. Densities were similar to those of red deer (Cervus elaph...
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Climate change and the impact of green spruce aphid, Elatobium abietinum (Walker), in the UK.
Straw, N. A.; Scottish Forestry, 1995, 49, 3, pp 134-145, 53 ref. Defoliation of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) and Norway spruce (P. abies) by the green aphid (Elatobium abietinum) is limited in the UK primarily by periods of cold weather which reduce the number of aphids overwintering. If winters became milder, as cu...
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A forest policy for Scotland.
Scottish Forestry, 1993, 47, 4, pp 147-152 This short statement by the Royal Scottish Forestry Society is in 2 parts. Part I, Considerations, indicates the conditions considered to be fundamental to the formulation of a forest policy - protection of biological interaction between plants, animals a...
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The commercial potential of birch in Scotland.
Lorrain-Smith, R.; Worrell, R.; Scottish Forestry, 1992, 46, 1, pp 48-55, 9 ref. A concluding overview of a report of the same title published in 1991 by the Forestry Industry Committee of Great Britain. The report concludes that although birch [Betula sp.] has a poor reputation in Britain, it is capable of producing excellent timber ...
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Native trees and shrubs for new woodlands in Scotland.
Soutar, R. G.; Scottish Forestry, 1991, 45, 3, pp 186-194, 13 ref. Advice is given on the choice and silviculture of (mainly) indigenous species for new stands planted for nature conservation purposes within commercial afforestation and landscape improvement schemes. It is proposed (1) that the design of stands should im...
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Pine stem rust (Peridermium pini) in a Scots pine provenance trial at Teindland forest.
Greig, B. J. W.; Sharpe, A. L.; Scottish Forestry, 1991, 45, 3, pp 169-174, 10 ref. Pine stem rust (Peridermium [Endocronartium] pini) was first observed in 1958 in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) planted in N. Scotland in 1928. Infected trees removed from the trial were recorded and an annual assessment was continued for 15 yr from 1962. ...
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Survey of forest fertiliser prescriptions in Scotland.
Taylor, C. M. A.; Scottish Forestry, 1990, 44, 1, pp 3-9, 9 ref. The results of a forest survey over the winters of 1987/88 and 1988/89 of fertilizer prescriptions conducted on 49 randomly chosen Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) afforestation sites in Scotland are summarized and discussed. At 26 sites, growth rate was a...
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