The dynamics of biomass production in relation to foliar and root traits in a grey alder (Alnus incana (L.) Moench) plantation on abandoned agricultural land

Forestry

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-74

  Uri, Veiko ^a   Lõhmus, Krista ^b   Kiviste, Andres ^a   Aosaar, Jürgen ^a  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOMASS; DECIDUOUS TREE; LEAF AREA; PLANTATION;

ALNUS; ALNUS INCANA;

EID: 59849095749     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpn040     Document Type: Article

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