Some problems arising in the afforestation of peat-lands in Northern Ireland.

Abstract

As you have just heard, a large part of the activities of the State forest service in the 'North' is devoted to the establishment and maintenance of forest on peat-land. A few of us in the Botany Department at Queen's, during this year, have been concerned with some of the ecological problems arising in this work. I should like to mention briefly three of these problems; three problems which at first may seem quite distinct, but which are in fact closely related...