Effects of nutrient addition, mulching and planting-hole size on early performance of Dryobalanops aromatica and Shorea parvifolia planted in secondary forest in Sarawak, Malaysia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 180, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 261-271

  Vincent, Alexander ^a   Davies, Stuart J ^b  

^a Forest Department   (Malaysia)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dryobalanops; Enrichment planting; Fertilizer; Mulching; Nutrient addition; Shorea

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; FORESTRY; SEED; TIMBER;

DEGRADED LANDS;

NUTRITION;

FERTILIZER; MULCHING; NATIVE SPECIES; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SECONDARY FOREST; SITE EFFECT; SOIL NUTRIENT; TREE PLANTING;

MALAYSIA;

DIPTEROCARPACEAE; DRYOBALANOPS; DRYOBALANOPS AROMATICA; SHOREA; SHOREA PARVIFOLIA;

EID: 0037593581     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00562-5     Document Type: Article

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