Long-term soil productivity: Genesis of the concept and principles behind the program

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 519-528

  Powers, Robert F ^a  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; POROSITY; SOILS;

FOREST PRODUCTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT; SOIL POROSITY;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

BIOMASS; CARBON; FORESTRY; ORGANIC MATTER; POROSITY; SOIL;

EID: 33745636126     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-279     Document Type: Article

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