Tree growth ten years after residual biomass removal, soil compaction, tillage, and competing vegetation control in a highly-productive Douglas-fir plantation

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 305, Issue , 2013, Pages 60-66

  Holub, Scott M ^a   Terry, Thomas A ^b   Harrington, Constance A ^c   Harrison, Robert B ^d   Meade, Rod ^e  

^a WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

^b Sustainable Solutions   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d University of Washington   (United States)

^e Weyerhaeuser NR Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Competing vegetation control; LTSP; Residual biomass removal; Soil compaction; Soil productivity; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

LTSP; RESIDUAL BIOMASS; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL PRODUCTIVITY; VEGETATION CONTROL;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; BIOMASS; NUTRIENTS; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

FORESTRY;

BIOFUEL; COMPACTION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; EVERGREEN FOREST; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; TILLAGE;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA];

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 84879309018     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.05.031     Document Type: Article

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