Duesberg, Stefanie; Upton, Vincent; O'Connor, Deirdre; … - In: Forest Policy and Economics 39 (2014) C, pp. 13-20
The natural conditions in Ireland have a positive influence on tree growth as the mean annual increment is twice as high as that in mainland Europe. However, due to centuries of resource exploitation and the expansion of agricultural land the island has the second lowest forest cover in the EU....