The effect of organic-matter management on the productivity of Eucalyptus globulus stands in Spain and Portugal: Tree growth and harvest residue decomposition in relation to site and treatment

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 73-86

  Jones, H E ^a   Madeira, M ^b   Herraez, L ^c   Dighton, J ^d   Fabiao A ^b   Gonzalez Rio F ^e   Fernandez Marcos, M ^f   Gomez, C ^e   Tome M ^b   Feith, H ^b   Magalhaes M C ^g   Howson, G ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^c Laboratorio de Diagnóstico de Plagas y Enfermedades Vegetales   (Spain)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Departamento AgroForestal   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^g Escola Politécnica Superior   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decomposition rates; Eucalyptus production; Organic matter management; Sustainable forestry

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; SOIL MECHANICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WOOD;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL FERTILITY; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

PORTUGAL; SPAIN;

EID: 0033552058     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00033-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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