Relating the survival and growth of planted longleaf pine seedlings to microsite conditions altered by site preparation treatments

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3768-3777

  Knapp, Benjamin O ^a   Wang, G Geoff ^a   Walker, Joan L ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedding; Chopping; Herbicide application; Mounding; Pinus palustris P. Miller; Root collar diameter; Site preparation; Stand establishment

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDES; SOILS; VEGETATION;

MICROSITE CONDITIONS; PINE SEEDLINGS; PLANTED SEEDLINGS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERBICIDE; MORTALITY; PLANTATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SITE PREPARATION; SURVIVAL;

BEDDING; CUTTING; FORESTRY; HERBICIDES; PINUS PALUSTRIS; SEEDLINGS;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; ONSLOW COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 43849094836     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.03.013     Document Type: Article

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