Impact of whole-tree harvesting and compensatory fertilization on growth of coniferous thinning stands

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 41-51

  Jacobson, Staffan ^a   Kukkola, Mikko ^b   Mälkönen, Eino ^b   Tveite, Björn ^c  

^a THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Logging residues; Needle analysis; Nutrient removal; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; HARVESTING; THINNING;

SCANDINAVIA;

PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0034678901     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00159-0     Document Type: Article

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