Negative effects of stem and stump harvest and deep soil cultivation on the soil carbon and nitrogen pools are mitigated by enhanced tree growth

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 338, Issue , 2015, Pages 57-67

  Egnell, Gustaf ^a   Jurevics, Arnis ^a   Peichl, Matthias ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Climate change; Forest production; Nitrogen; Site preparation; Soil carbon; Stump harvest

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FORESTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HARVESTING; LAKES; MINERALOGY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; SOILS;

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; FOREST PRODUCTION; FORESTRY PRACTICES; HARVEST OPERATIONS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; SILVICULTURAL MEASURE; SITE PREPARATION; SOIL CARBON;

SOIL SURVEYS;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTIVATION; ENERGY POLICY; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; SITE PREPARATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STEM; TRADE-OFF; TREE;

EID: 84949116293     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.11.006     Document Type: Article

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