Nutrient concentrations and contents, and their relation to stem growth, of intensively managed Pinus taeda and Pinus elliottii stands of different planting densities

Forest Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 291-300

  Barron Gafford, Greg A ^a   Will, Rodney E ^b   Burkes, E Colter ^c   Shiver, Barry ^b   Teskey, Robert O ^b  

^a Biosphere II   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrogen; Nutrient concentration; Nutrient content; P. elliottii; Phosphorus; Pinus taeda; Potassium; Stand density

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; VEGETATION;

NUTRIENT ACQUISITION;

FORESTRY;

PINUS ELLIOTTII; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0037389960     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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