Soil change and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) seedling growth following site preparation tillage in the Upper Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 242, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 558-568

  Lincoln, M Chad ^a   Will, Rodney E ^b   Morris, Lawrence A ^c   Carter, Emily A ^d   Markewitz, Daniel ^c   Britt, John R ^e   Cazell, Ben ^f   Ford, Vic ^e  

^a Forest Investment Associates   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^e MeadWestvaco   (United States)

^f Rayonier Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedding; Loblolly pine; Pinus taeda; Subsoiling; Tillage; Upper Coastal Plain

Indexed keywords

SEED; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE;

SUBSOILING; TILLAGE; UPPER COASTAL PLAIN;

SOFTWOODS;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST SOIL; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; PENETRATION; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SITE PREPARATION; SOIL MOISTURE; TILLAGE;

BEDDING; MOISTURE CONTENT; PINUS TAEDA; SEEDS; SOIL MECHANICS;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 34047154971     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.01.069     Document Type: Article

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