Above- and below-ground biomass accumulation, production, and distribution of sweetgum and loblolly pine grown with irrigation and fertilization

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1335-1348

  Coyle, David R ^a,b   Coleman, Mark D ^a   Aubrey, Doug P ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; IRRIGATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

(ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC) STRESS; FOREST PRODUCTIVITY; GROUND BIOMASS; NUTRIENT AMENDMENTS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITIES; TOLERANT SPECIES;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CONIFEROUS TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST PRODUCT; IRRIGATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; STRESS RESISTANCE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

BIOMASS; FERTILIZATION; FORESTRY; GROWTH; IRRIGATION; NUTRIENTS; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TISSUE; WATER;

LIQUIDAMBAR; LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 46749095652     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-231     Document Type: Article

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