Influence of variable organic matter retention on nutrient availability in a 10-year-old loblolly pine plantation

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 259, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1480-1489

  Zerpa, J L ^a   Allen, H L ^a   Campbell, R G ^b   Phelan, J ^a   Duzan, H ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Available nitrogen; Forest floor; Pinus taeda

Indexed keywords

ALABAMA; AVAILABLE NITROGEN; FOLIAR NUTRIENTS; FOREST FLOOR MASS; FOREST FLOORS; LITTERFALLS; LOBLOLLY PINE PLANTATIONS; MINERAL SOILS; N AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENT CONTENTS; ORGANIC MATTER RETENTION; PINUS TAEDA; POSITIVE EFFECTS; SIMILAR PATTERN; TREE GROWTH;

FLOORS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REFORESTATION; SOILS;

NUTRIENTS;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST FLOOR; GROWTH RATE; LITTERFALL; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SOIL NITROGEN; YIELD;

FLOORS; FORESTS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PINUS TAEDA; REFORESTATION; SOIL;

ALABAMA; MILLPORT [ALABAMA]; UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 77649273473     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.01.024     Document Type: Article

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