Growth responses to planting density and management intensity in loblolly pine plantations in the southeastern USA Lower Coastal Plain

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 625-635

  Zhao, Dehai ^a   Kane, Michael ^a   Borders, Bruce E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Intensive forest management; Split plot with repeated measurements; Vegetation control

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; COASTAL PLAIN; CONIFEROUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERBICIDE; MORTALITY; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SURVIVAL; TREE PLANTING;

UNITED STATES;

LEPIDOPTERA; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 80051518980     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-011-0045-7     Document Type: Article

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