Predicting the productivity of a young hybrid poplar clone under intensive plantation management in northern Alberta, Canada using soil and site characteristics

New Forests

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-103

  Pinno, Bradley D ^a   Thomas, Barb R ^b   Bélanger, Nicolas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Pacific Forest Industries Inc   (Canada)

^c Tel e University of Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Brooks6; Foliar nutrients; Hybrid poplar; Plantation; Soil nutrient availability; Soil water availability; Tree productivity

Indexed keywords

CLONING; NUTRIENTS; REFORESTATION; SAND; SOIL MOISTURE;

AFFORESTATION; BROOKS6; FOLIAR NUTRIENTS; HYBRID POPLAR; PLANTATION; SOIL NUTRIENTS; SOIL WATER AVAILABILITY;

PRODUCTIVITY;

AFFORESTATION; CLONE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; HYBRID; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PH; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER;

FOLIAR ANALYSIS; FORESTATION; MOISTURE; NUTRIENTS; PLANTATIONS; POPULUS; PRODUCTIVITY; REFORESTATION; RESISTIVITY; SAND; SOIL; TEXTURE; TREES;

ALBERTA; BROOKS; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 71249120030     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-009-9157-4     Document Type: Article

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