Slater, Duncan http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2354-8066
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Ulster
Article History
Received: 11 August 2020
Accepted: 16 October 2020
First Online: 23 January 2021
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The author is unaware of any conflicts of interest regarding this research. This research project was supported by Myerscough College, Lancashire, England and the University of Central Lancashire. No external funding was received. The branch junctions tested in this study were sourced from a local hazel coppice that was already planned for coppicing. The coppicing of hazel is a sustainable practice that provides many ecological, social and economic benefits to local communities.