Impacts of pine species, stump removal, cultivation, and fertilization on soil properties half a century after planting

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 675-685

  Butnor, J R ^a   Johnsen, K H ^b   Sanchez, F G ^b   Nelson, C D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS UTILIZATION; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; LONG-TERM EFFECTS; MISSISSIPPI; NUTRIENT LOSS; PINE PLANTATIONS; PINE SPECIES; PINUS PALUSTRIS MILL; PINUS TAEDA; REDUCED SOILS; SOIL BULK DENSITY; SOIL NUTRIENTS; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL SAMPLE; SPECIES SELECTION;

FORESTRY; NUTRIENTS;

SOILS;

CONIFEROUS TREE; CULTIVATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PHYTOMASS; SAMPLING; SILVICULTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL QUALITY; TREE PLANTING;

FORESTRY; NUTRIENTS; SOIL;

MISSISSIPPI; UNITED STATES;

PINUS ECHINATA; PINUS ELLIOTTII; PINUS PALUSTRIS; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 84859086712     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X2012-024     Document Type: Article

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