Changes in the effects of whole-tree harvesting on soil chemistry during 10years of stand development

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 277, Issue , 2012, Pages 150-162

  Brandtberg, Per Olov ^a   Olsson, Bengt A ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Forest floor; Nutrient; Stand development; Whole tree harvesting

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM CONCENTRATION; CALCIUM CONCENTRATION; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; FOREST FLOORS; FOREST GROWTH; MANGANESE CONCENTRATION; MINERAL SOILS; NORWAY SPRUCE; NUTRIENT ACCUMULATION; NUTRIENT CAPITAL; SCOTS PINE; SIMILAR PATTERN; SOIL ACIDIFICATIONS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL NUTRIENTS; STAND DEVELOPMENT; WHOLE TREE HARVESTING; YIELD CAPACITY; YOUNG STANDS;

CALCIUM; HARVESTING; MANGANESE; NUTRIENTS; SOILS;

FORESTRY;

ACIDIFICATION; ALUMINUM; BIOACCUMULATION; CALCIUM; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST FLOOR; FOREST SOIL; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; MANGANESE; PHYTOMASS; SATURATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT;

SWEDEN;

PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84861328971     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.04.019     Document Type: Article

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