Above-ground biomass production and nutrient accumulation in young stands of silver birch on abandoned agricultural land

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 195-204

  Uri, Veiko ^a   Vares, Aivo ^a   Tullus, Hardi ^a   Kanal, Arno ^b  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Abandoned agricultural land, Silver birch, Betula pendula, Biomass production, Foliar characteristics, Nutrient accumulation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; LEAF AREA INDEX;

HARDWOODS;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HARDWOODS;

ABANDONED LAND; ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOACCUMULATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; STAND STRUCTURE; WOODLAND;

AGRICULTURE; BETULA; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION;

BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

BETULA; BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 33847151778     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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