Defining sustainability of plantation forests through identification of site quality indicators influencing productivity - A national view for New Zealand

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 216, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 51-63

  Watt, Michael S ^a   Coker, Graham ^a   Clinton, Peter W ^a   Davis, Murray R ^a   Parfitt, Roger ^b   Simcock, Robyn ^c   Garrett, Loretta ^a   Payn, Tim ^a   Richardson, Brian ^a   Dunningham, Andrew ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cupressus lusitanica; Forest productivity; Indicators; New Zealand; Pinus radiata; Soil quality; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; PRODUCTIVITY; SOILS;

FOREST CERTIFICATION; FOREST PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL QUALITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

FORESTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; PLANTATION FORESTRY; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

CONTRACTS; CUPRESSUS LUSITANICA; INDICATORS; NEW ZEALAND; PINUS RADIATA; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

CUPRESSUS; CUPRESSUS LUSITANICA; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 24944469521     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.05.064     Document Type: Article

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