A nutrient balance model (NuBalM) to predict biomass and nitrogen pools in Pinus radiata forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 262, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 270-277

  Smaill, Simeon J ^a   Clinton, Peter W ^a   Höck, Barbara K ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Fertilization; Harvest technique; Nitrogen allocation; Nutrient balance; Stocking; Thinning

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; FERTILIZATION; HARVEST TECHNIQUE; NUTRIENT BALANCE; STOCKING; THINNING;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; FORECASTING; LAKES; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFITABILITY;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NUTRIENT BUDGET; ORGANIC MATTER; PLANTATION; SOIL NUTRIENT; STOCKING DENSITY; THINNING;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; GEOCHEMISTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PINUS RADIATA; PROFITABILITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

PINUS RADIATA; RADIATA;

EID: 79957549261     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.03.032     Document Type: Article

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