Reforestation of an eastern sierra nevada surface mine with containerized jeffrey pine: Seedling Growth and Nutritional Responses to Controlled Release Fertilization and Ectomycorrhizal Inoculation

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 127-147

  Walker, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Containerized seedlings; Controlled release nutrients; Forest fertilization; Jeffrey pine; Mine reclamation; Nutrition; Pinusjeffreyi; Pisolithus tinctorius; Reforestation

Indexed keywords

MINE; NUTRITION; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEEDLING;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS JEFFREYI; PISOLITHUS TINCTORIUS;

EID: 0033510531     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J091v09n03_06     Document Type: Article

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