Above- and Belowground Competition from Longleaf Pine Plantations Limits Performance of Reintroduced Herbaceous Species

Forest Science

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 681-695

  Harrington, Timothy B ^a   Dagley, Christa M ^b   Edwards, M Boyd ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Cover; Needlefall; Pinus palustris; Resource availability; Trenching

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; SEED; VEGETATION;

HERBACEOUS SPECIES;

FORESTRY;

PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 0142031602     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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