Effects of feathermoss removal, thinning and fertilization on lodgepole pine growth, soil microclimate and stand nitrogen dynamics

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 240, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 79-86

  Startsev, N A ^a   Lieffers, V J ^a   McNabb, D H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feathermoss; Fertilization; Lodgepole pine; Moss removal; Thinning

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROWTH KINETICS; NUTRITION; SOILS;

FEATHERMOSS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MOSS REMOVAL; SOIL TEMPERATURES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CONIFEROUS TREE; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GROWTH; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MICROCLIMATE; MOSS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; STAND DYNAMICS; THINNING;

FERTILIZATION; MOSS; PINUS CONTORTA; THINNING;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

BRYOPHYTA; PINUS CONTORTA; PLEUROZIUM SCHREBERI;

EID: 33846909484     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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