The effects of vegetation control and fertilization on net nutrient release from decomposing loblolly pine needles

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2491-2502

  Gurlevik, Nevzat ^a   Kelting, Daniel L ^b   Allen, H Lee ^c  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b PAUL SMITH S COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; SOILS; VEGETATION;

NUTRIENTS; VEGETATION CONTROL;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LITTER; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SILVICULTURE; WEED CONTROL;

PINUS ECHINATA; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 1642393108     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-182     Document Type: Article

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