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Forests of the Inner Hebrides—status and habitat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2012

A. G. Bramwell  and
G. M. Cowie
A. G. Bramwell
Affiliation:
Forestry Commission, 231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh EH12 7AT
G. M. Cowie
Affiliation:
Forestry Commission, 231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh EH12 7AT
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Synopsis

Forestry development in the Inner Hebrides is largely confined to Islay, Jura, Mull, Skye, Raasay and Scalpay. Tue value of the forest industry is highlighted in producing a raw material for industry, providing employment and supporting the island infrastructure. Factors such as exposure, degraded soils and problems of marketing which force the forester to limit the choice of species to a few hardy saleable species are also described. Established consultation procedures are preserving the essential interests of competing land users by the rational apportionment of land to various uses and by good forest design. Creation of diversity in commercial plantations which is essential for habitat improvement by both natural means and modern management practices is described.

A checklist of vertebrate fauna which frequent these new forests is provided together with an assessment of their status.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 83: The Natural Environment of the Inner Hebrides , 1983 , pp. 577 - 597
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1983

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