Post-fire forestry management and nutrient losses in eucalyptus and pine plantations, northern Portugal

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 257-271

  Thomas, A D ^b   Walsh, R P D ^a   Shakesby, R A ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fire; Forests; Logging methods; Nutrient loss; Soil fertility; Wet Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; NUTRIENT; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SOIL FERTILITY;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 0033941920     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-145X(200005/06)11:3<257::AID-LDR383>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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