Response of soil microbial communities to management strategies for enhancing Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) establishment on heather (Calluna vulgaris) moorland

Active management to encourage the expansion of native pine woodland onto neighbouring moorland has been suggested as a tool to promote increases in forest area to combat climate change. Low intensity burning has previously been shown to increase pine seedling establishment, however the effect of th...

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