Partitioning of net primary production in Eucalyptus and Acacia stands and in mixed-species plantations: Two case-studies in contrasting tropical environments

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 301, Issue , 2013, Pages 102-111

  Epron, Daniel ^a,b,c,d   Nouvellon, Yann ^c,e   Mareschal, Louis ^c,d   Moreira, Rildo Moreira e ^e   Koutika, Lydie Stella ^d   Geneste, Blandine ^c,d   Delgado Rojas, Juan Sinforiano ^e   Laclau, Jean Paul ^c,f   Sola, Gael ^c,d   Gonçalves, José Leonardo de Moraes ^e   Bouillet, Jean Pierre ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b LERFoB   (France)

^c UMR ECO SOLS   (France)

^d Centre de Recherche sur la Durabilite et la Productivite des Plantations Industrielles   (Congo)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acacia; Allocation; Eucalyptus; Mixed species plantation; Net primary production; Nitrogen fixing species

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ALLOCATION; EUCALYPTUS; MIXED SPECIES; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN FIXATION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON FLUX; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LITTERFALL; MONOCULTURE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NITROGEN FIXATION; STAND STRUCTURE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ACACIA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; EUCALYPTUS; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; PLANTATIONS;

BRAZIL; CONGO;

ACACIA; ACACIA MANGIUM; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 84878113710     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.10.034     Document Type: Article

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