Nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics for 13-year-old loblolly pine stands receiving complete competition control and annual N fertilizer

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 227, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 155-168

  Will, Rodney E ^a   Markewitz, Daniel ^b   Hendrick, Ronald L ^b   Meason, Dean F ^c   Crocker, Tracy R ^d   Borders, Bruce E ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine roots; Loblolly pine; Net primary production; Nitrogen; Phosphorous; Pinus taeda

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

FINE ROOTS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS TREE; CROP PLANT; FERTILIZER; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHORUS; SILVICULTURE;

FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 33646109054     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.02.027     Document Type: Article

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