Modelling the influence of weed competition on the growth of young Pinus radiata at a dryland site

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 271-286

  Watt, Michael S ^a   Whitehead, David ^b   Richardson, Brian ^c   Mason, Euan G ^a   Leckie, Alan C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Growth models; Plant competition; Transpiration; Water balance

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; SOILS; TRANSPIRATION; WEED CONTROL;

SEASONAL WATER DEFICITS;

ECOLOGY;

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; GROWTH; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; TREE; WATER BUDGET; WEED;

CYTISUS; CYTISUS SCOPARIUS; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0038007888     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00520-0     Document Type: Article

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