Contemporary soil science and conservation methods of effective forestry Forests and the soils that serve as their foundation cover almost a third of the world's land area. Soils …
E Fernández-Tschieder, D Binkley - Forest Ecology and Management, 2018 - Elsevier
The development of forests over time is influenced by competition for resources among trees, leading to patterns of size hierarchy. These two aspects–competition and size …
Plant structural diversity is usually considered as beneficial for ecosystem functioning. For instance, numerous studies have reported positive species diversity-productivity …
Tree growth resources and the efficiency of resource-use for biomass production determine the productivity of forest ecosystems. In nutrient-limited forests, nitrogen (N)-fertilization …
Brazilian Eucalyptus plantations are some of the most productive forest plantations in the world, sustaining mean growth rates of 25Mgha− 1year− 1 (50m3ha− 1year− 1) over the 4.7 …
MS de Souza Kulmann, I Deliberali… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Silvicultural activities employed during stand development are used to manage the distribution of site resources (light, water and nutrients) to the trees within the stand …
Seasonal meteorological variability within and among years has significant impact on forest productivity, thus understanding its detailed effects on tree growth contributes to the …
R Rubilar, R Hubbard, V Emhart, O Mardones… - Forest Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Predicting Eucalyptus plantation productivity in the face of climate change is a key challenge for intensively managed forest plantations around the world. Forest industry tree …
Although it is easy to list the several factors that influence forest productivity, it is almost impossible to isolate or measure all biotic and abiotic components that influence crop growth …