Humus Index as an indicator of forest stand and soil properties

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 233, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 165-175

  Ponge, Jean François ^a   Chevalier, Richard ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b Cemagref   (France)

Author keywords

Coppices with standards; Even aged high forests; Humus forms; Management practices; Oak stands; Soil types; Stand development

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS; SOILS;

COPPICES-WITH-STANDARDS; EVEN-AGED HIGH FORESTS; HUMUS FORMS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; OAK STANDS; SOIL TYPES; STAND DEVELOPMENT;

FORESTRY;

AGE; BASAL AREA; COPPICE; FOREST; HUMUS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL TYPE; STAND STRUCTURE; TOPSOIL; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

FORESTRY; NUTRITION; SOIL;

CENTRE [FRANCE]; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; LOIRET; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33747375405     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.06.022     Document Type: Article

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