Biomass production and nutrient cycling in Eucalyptus short rotation energy forests in New Zealand: II. Litter fall and nutrient return

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 393-404

  Guo, L B ^a   Sims, R E H ^a   Horne, D J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Effluent land treatment; Eucalyptus; Litter fall; Nutrient cycling; Short rotation forest

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN;

EFFLUENT LAND TREATMENT; EUCALYPTUS; LITTER FALL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SHORT ROTATION FOREST;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; FORESTRY; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN;

BIOMASS; IRRIGATION; LITTERFALL; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PLANT;

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; IRRIGATION; NUTRIENTS;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS BOTRYOIDES; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS OVATA;

EID: 33645990888     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2005.11.017     Document Type: Article

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