Soil quality assessment in domesticated forests - A southern pine example

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 167-185

  Kelting, Daniel L ^a   Burger, James A ^a   Patterson, Steven C ^b   Aust, W Michael ^a   Miwa, Masato ^a   Trettin, Carl C ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MeadWestvaco Corporation   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Harvesting; Loblolly pine; Productivity; Site preparation; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; SOIL; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

EID: 0033552064     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00040-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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