Harvest residue management effects on tree growth and ecosystem carbon in a Chinese fir plantation in subtropical China

Plant and Soil

Volumn 364, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 303-314

  Huang, Zhiqun ^a   He, Zongming ^b   Wan, Xiaohua ^a   Hu, Zhenhong ^a   Fan, Shaohui ^c   Yang, Yusheng ^a  

^a FUJIAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUJIAN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c International Network for Bamboo and Rattan China   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese fir; Ecosystem carbon mass; Harvest residue management; Soil nitrogen availability; Tree growth

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIAMETER; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANTATION FORESTRY; REFORESTATION; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SOIL NITROGEN; SUBTROPICAL REGION; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA;

EID: 84873742913     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1341-1     Document Type: Article

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