Economic analysis of growth response from a pine plantation forest applied with biosolids

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 189, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 345-351

  Kimberley, Mark O ^a   Wang, Hailong ^a   Wilks, Peter J ^b   Fisher, Craig R ^b   Magesan, Gujja N ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b PF Olsen Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Economic evaluation; Forest plantations; Land application; Nitrogen; Pinus radiata; Plant nutrition; Rotation length; Sandy soils; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

COSTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEWAGE; SOILS;

BIOSOLIDS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

FORESTRY;

BIOSOLID; CROP ROTATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH RESPONSE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SEWAGE; SILVICULTURE; SOIL AMENDMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; NELSON; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 1242300255     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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