Development of size hierarchies prior to the onset of density-dependent mortality in irrigated and fertilized loblolly pine stands

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 989-996

  Nilsson, Urban ^a   Albaugh, T J ^b   Allen, H L ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; IRRIGATION; WATER;

REPLICATIONS;

FORESTRY;

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IRRIGATION; MORTALITY; SILVICULTURE; SIZE STRUCTURE;

UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0036446859     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-021     Document Type: Article

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