Influence of site characteristics and thinning intensity on litterfall production in two Pinus sylvestris L. forests in the western Pyrenees

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 237, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 342-352

  Blanco, Juan A ^a   Imbert, J Bosco ^a   Castillo, Federico J ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass production; Forest management; Nutrient cycling; Scots pine; Stand structure; Tree removal

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIOMASS; CLIMATOLOGY; NUTRITION;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; STAND STRUCTURE; TREE REMOVAL;

FORESTRY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DRY SEASON; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LITTERFALL; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MOISTURE CONTENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; STORM; THINNING;

BIOMASS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PYRENEES;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 34249018794     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.09.057     Document Type: Article

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