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A Guide to bottomland hardwood restoration /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Geological Survey (U.S.). Biological Resources Division, United States. Forest Service. Southern Research Station
Other Authors: Allen, James A., Keeland, Bobby
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: [Reston, Va.] : U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division and U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Southern Research Station, 2001.
Series:General technical report SRS ; 40.
Information and technology report. 2000-0011.
Subjects:
Mississippi River Valley.
Forested wetlands.
Wetland forestry.
Restoration ecology > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • General planning considerations
  • Evaluation of the site
  • Species selection
  • Site preparation
  • Seed collection, handling, and storage
  • Direct seeding
  • Planting seedlings
  • Other options for revegetation
  • Establishing native undergrowth vegetation
  • Postplanting control of undesirable vegetation
  • Protection of the restortaion site
  • Monitoring
  • Rehabilitation and managmenet of existing forests.