Sustained productivity of forests is a continuing challenge to soil science

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1629-1642

  Nambiar, E K Sadanandan ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FOREST PRODUCTIVITY; FORESTRY; PLANTATION; ROTATION; SOIL RESOURCE; SOIL RESOURCES; SOIL SCIENCE; TIMBER HARVESTING;

EID: 0030299414     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1996.03615995006000060006x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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