Use of vector analysis to determine the effects of harvest residues on early growth of second-rotation Sitka spruce

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 87-105

  Proe, M F ^a   Craig, J ^a   Dutch, J ^b   Griffiths, J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foliage biomass; Nutrient concentration; Nutrient content; Sitka spruce; Sustainable forest management; Vector analyses; Whole tree harvesting

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; HARVESTING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VECTORS; VEGETATION; WOOD;

SITKA SPRUCE; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT; WHOLE-TREE HARVESTING;

FORESTRY;

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH; HARVESTING;

EID: 0033552039     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00034-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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