Influence of woody and herbaceous vegetation control on leaf gas exchange, water status, and nutrient relations of eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) seedlings planted in a central Ontario clearcut

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 260, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2012-2022

  Parker, William C ^a   Pitt, Douglas G ^b   Morneault, Andrée E ^c  

^a ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Leaf conductance; Leaf nutrients; Net carbon assimilation; Populus tremuloides; Seedling water status; Soil moisture; Trembling aspen; Vegetation management; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

LEAF CONDUCTANCES; LEAF NUTRIENTS; NET CARBON ASSIMILATION; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; SEEDLING WATER STATUS; TREMBLING ASPEN; VEGETATION MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

COMPETITION; FORESTRY; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; NUTRIENTS; SEED; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER SUPPLY;

VEGETATION;

CLEARCUTTING; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST COVER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GAS EXCHANGE; GROWING SEASON; HERB; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SEEDLING; SHADING; SOIL MOISTURE; VECTOR; VEGETATION COVER; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WATER VAPOR;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

PINUS STROBUS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 77957891721     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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