Identification of key soil indicators influencing plantation productivity and sustainability across a national trial series in New Zealand

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 256, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 180-190

  Watt, Michael S ^a   Davis, Murray R ^a   Clinton, Peter W ^a   Coker, Graham ^a   Ross, Craig ^b   Dando, John ^b   Parfitt, Roger L ^b   Simcock, Robyn ^c  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Forest productivity; Radiata pine; Soil indicator

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; VEGETATION;

FOREST PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL INDICATORS;

SOILS;

CONIFEROUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST PRODUCT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PLANTATION FORESTRY; POROSITY; SOIL PROPERTY; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; PINUS RADIATA; PLANTATIONS; SOIL;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

CUPRESSUS; CUPRESSUS LUSITANICA; PINUS RADIATA; RADIATA;

EID: 44749088011     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.04.024     Document Type: Article

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