Predicting effects of different harvesting intensities with a model of nitrogen limited forest growth

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 118, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 193-211

  Rolff, Carl ^a   Ågren, Göran I ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon and nitrogen mineralisation; Forest growth; Forest management; Model; Nitrogen productivity; Whole tree harvesting

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; HARVESTING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION;

EID: 0033563725     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(99)00043-5     Document Type: Article

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