Silvicultural treatments for converting loblolly pine to longleaf pine dominance: Effects on planted longleaf pine seedlings

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 276, Issue , 2012, Pages 209-216

  Hu, Huifeng ^a   Wang, G Geoff ^a   Walke, Joan L ^a   Knapp, Benjamin O ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy treatment; Cultural treatment; Growth; Height growth; Root collar diameter; Survival

Indexed keywords

CANOPY TREATMENT; CULTURAL TREATMENT; HEIGHT GROWTH; ROOT-COLLAR DIAMETERS; SURVIVAL;

GROWTH (MATERIALS); HERBICIDES; SEED; WEED CONTROL;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; CLEARCUTTING; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DIAMETER; DOMINANCE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST CANOPY; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; HERBICIDE; ROOT SYSTEM; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SILVICULTURE; SURVIVAL;

PINUS PALUSTRIS; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 84860528222     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.03.031     Document Type: Article

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