The role of species mixtures in plantation forestry

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 233, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 195-204

  Kelty, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest restoration; Plantation; Planting design; Silviculture; Species mixture; Species trial

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; NITROGEN; PRODUCTIVITY; TIMBER;

FOREST RESTORATION; PLANTING DESIGN; SPECIES MIXTURE; SPECIES TRIAL;

FORESTRY;

GROWTH RATE; MONOCULTURE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; RESOURCE USE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STAND DYNAMICS; SUBSISTENCE;

FORESTRY; FORESTS; NITROGEN; PLANTATIONS; PRODUCTIVITY; SILVICULTURE;

EID: 33748713045     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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