Nutrient cycling in two continuous cover scenarios for forest conversion of pine plantations on sandy soil. I. Nutrient cycling via aboveground tree biomass

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 441-452

  Schrijver, A De ^a   Geudens, G ^a   Wuyts, K ^a   Staelens, J ^a   Gielis, L ^a   Verheyen, K ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVE-GROUND BIOMASS; ABOVEGROUND TREE BIOMASS; BETULA PENDULA; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; CONTINUOUS COVER FORESTRIES; CONVERSION PROCESS; FOREST CONVERSIONS; FOREST ECOSYSTEMS; LITTERFALL; MIXED-SPECIES; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PINE PLANTATIONS; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; ROOT UPTAKES; SANDY SOILS; SCOTS PINES; SILVER BIRCHES; TREE SPECIES;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CALCIUM; ECOSYSTEMS; NUTRIENTS; SAND; SILVER; SOILS;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CANOPY EXCHANGE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST COVER; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LITTERFALL; NATURE CONSERVATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PLANTATION FORESTRY; REGENERATION; ROOT SYSTEM; SANDY SOIL; SILVICULTURE;

BIOMASS; CALCIUM; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; NUTRIENTS; SAND; SILVER; SOIL;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

BETULA PENDULA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 64849094794     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-176     Document Type: Article

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