Soil chemistry and nutrient regimes following 17-21 years of shortleaf pine-bluestem restoration in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 204, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 345-357

  Liechty, Hal O ^a   Luckow, Kenneth R ^b   Guldin, James M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b USDA Forest Service Ouachita National Forest   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire; Foliar chemistry; Harvesting; Nutrient availability; Restoration

Indexed keywords

FOLIAR CONCENTRATION; SHORTLEAF PINE-BLUESTEM ECOSYSTEMS; SOIL FERTILITY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; NUTRITION; PH EFFECTS; SOILS;

FORESTRY;

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HARVESTING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; NUTRIENTS; PH; SOIL;

ARKANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; OUACHITA MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; MAMMALIA; PINUS ECHINATA;

EID: 11144310075     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.09.009     Document Type: Article

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