Physiological and growth responses to thinning in eight-year-old loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) stands

<p>The influence of thinning at age eight on the photosynthetic rate, needle conductance, xylem water potential, water use efficiency and growth of loblolly pine trees was studied during their ninth and tenth growing seasons. Litterfall dynamics were monitored throughout the study period as...

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Main Author: Ginn, Shannon Elizabeth
Other Authors: Forestry
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45972
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11212012-040305/