Tuesday, 7 October 2008

George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E

Christine M. Bliss, Southern Research Station, USDA-FS (Forest Service), 2500 Shreveport Hwy, Pineville, LA 71360, D. Andrew Scott, USDA-FS (Forest Service), USDA-FS Southern Research Station, 2500 Shreveport Hwy, Pineville, LA 71360 and Tom J. Dean, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University, 315 Renewable Nat Resrce, Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Harvest intensity along with inherent low available soil nutrients are contributing to growth deficiencies in Gulf Coastal Plain loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.). A better understanding of how the interaction between site quality, forest management practices, and nutrient cycling would affect soil nutrient supply and plant demand may help to improve soil quality and forest productivity. The goal of this research is to determine if soil nutrient dynamics are affected by site quality and harvest intensity without the confounding effects of climate, soil physical disturbances, and competing vegetation in mid-rotation loblolly pine stands.

See more of: Nutrient Budgets in the Balance: What Have We Learned? (Posters)
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2008 Joint Annual Meeting (5-9 Oct. 2008): Soil Nutrient Dynamics Across a Site Quality Gradient.

688-3 Soil Nutrient Dynamics Across a Site Quality Gradient.