The effects of intensive management on the leaf characteristics and growth phenology of young yellow-poplar stems

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 787-796

  Schuler, Jamie L ^a   Robison, Daniel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Liriodendron tulipifera; Natural regeneration; Thinning; Weed control

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; NITROGEN; WEED CONTROL;

LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; THINNING TREATMENTS; VECTOR ANALYSIS;

FORESTRY;

DECIDUOUS TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH; LEAF AREA; PHENOLOGY; REGENERATION; REPRODUCTION; SEEDLING; THINNING; WEED CONTROL;

FERTILIZATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH; NATURAL REFORESTATION; NITROGEN; WEED CONTROL;

LIRIODENDRON; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA;

EID: 38949211843     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.09.076     Document Type: Article

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