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    [Archive] Forestry Expansion – a study in technical, economic and ecological factors – New planting methods, costs and returns
    Lead Author: J. Dewar
    This is one of a series of papers which form part of a study to consider the scale, location and nature of forestry expansion in Britain.
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    [Archive] Forestry Expansion – a study of technical, economic and ecological factors – Sporting recreational use of land
    Lead Author: J. McGilvray
    This is one of a series of papers which form part of a study to consider the scale, location and nature of forestry expansion in Britain.
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    [Archive] Forestry Expansion – a study of technical, economic and ecological factors – British forestry in 1990
    Lead Author: Professor H. Miller
    This is one of a series of papers which form part of a study to consider the scale, location and nature of forestry expansion in Britain.
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    [Archive] Forestry Expansion – a study of technical, economic and ecological factors – Introduction, summary and conclusions
    Lead Author: Professor I. Cunningham
    The purposes of this study are to draw together up-to-date assessments of the main factors bearing on decisions about the broad direction of forestry expansion; to use this to inform discussions of the location and type of forestry that would best meet the demands of society for wood products, jobs, recreation, amenity, wildlife conservation, carbon […]
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    [Archive] Factors affecting the natural regeneration of oak in upland Britain
    Lead Author: R. Worrell
    This review collates information on the natural regeneration of oak (Quercus petraea and Quercus robur) in upland Britain and the factors which influence it.
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    [Archive] Edge management in woodlands
    Lead Author: R. Ferris-Khan (Ed.)
    This paper presents the proceedings of a symposium held at Alice Holt Lodge on 17 October 1989. It contains 12 papers and a discussion section.
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    [Archive] Research for practical arboriculture
    Lead Author: S.J. Hodge (Ed)
    This Bulletin records the proceedings of a seminar held at York University in April 1990, organised jointly by the Arboricultural Association and the Forestry Commission. The seminar was the third of its kind, held every 5 years, since 1980, updating the arboriculture industry on current arboriculture research in the United Kingdom. Twenty-six papers are presented […]
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    [Archive] Forest fertilisation in Britain
    Lead Author: C.M.A. Taylor
    In Britain the use of fertilisers has greatly increased the productivity of forests growing on nutrient-poor soils. In fact, many sites could not otherwise have been successfully afforested. From the early pioneering work of Stirling-Maxwell to the present day, the Forestry Commission has continually tested rates and types of fertiliser and methods of application. A […]
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    [Archive] Monitoring of forest condition in Britain – 1990
    Lead Author: J.L. Innes
    The results of the 1990 forest condition monitoring programme are presented. A total of 7644 trees were assessed in the main Forestry Commission monitoring programme in 1990. Five species were examined: Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), Norway spruce (P. abies), Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), oak (Quercus spp.) and beech (Fagus sylvatica), distributed over 319 sites. This […]
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    [Archive] Forestry practice 1991
    Lead Author: B.G. Hibberd
    Forestry Practice has become the standard textbook for forestry students, forest and woodland growers, owners, managers and planners in Great Britain. This latest edition takes into account the considerable advances and changes in silviculture during the five years since the last edition. This includes a completely new chapter devoted to planning for second rotation plantations […]
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    [Archive] Treeshelters
    Lead Author: M.J. Potter
    Treeshelters offer a convenient solution to many of the problems faced during the establishment of trees in Britain. They can reduce the losses caused by mammal damage and improve the growing environment of the young tree. But what are their limitations? Are they always the answer? This handbook, using data from over 200 Forestry Commission […]
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    [Archive] The timbers of farm woodland trees
    Lead Author: J.D. Brazier
    Farmers are being encouraged to grow trees on surplus agricultural land as part of government policy effected through the Farm Woodland Scheme. The efficient production of timber is profitable, providing raw material for industry, yet it does not preclude other important objectives such as landscape design, amenity considerations, game management and wildlife conservation. The production […]