Production dynamics of intensively managed loblolly pine stands in the southern United States: A synthesis of seven long-term experiments

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 117-130

  Jokela, Eric J ^a   Dougherty, Philip M ^b   Martin, Timothy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MeadWestvaco Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition control; Fertilization; Leaf area index; Pinus taeda; Production ecology; Stemwood biomass; Wood specific gravity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATOLOGY; ECOLOGY; FERTILIZERS; SOILS;

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; PRODUCTION DYNAMICS;

FORESTRY;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; PRODUCTIVITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 1842479210     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.01.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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