The influence of weed control on foliar δ15N, δ13C and tree growth in an 8 year-old exotic pine plantation of subtropical Australia

Plant and Soil

Volumn 369, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 199-217

  Ibell, Paula T ^a   Xu, Zhihong ^a   Blumfield, Timothy J ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Establishment silviculture

Indexed keywords

AGE; BIOMASS; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; FOLIAGE; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PLANTATION; SAMPLING; SILVICULTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; TREE PLANTING; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

PINUS ELLIOTTII;

EID: 84880831335     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1554-3     Document Type: Article

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