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Filtering by: Creator Harvey, Geoffrey W. Location New Zealand, , New Zealand, (Administrative Boundary) Resource Type Dissertation

Assessing the sustainability of management practices for planted forests across an environmental gradient in New Zealand

Creator:

Kiyvyra, Alicia L.

Abstract:

Sustainable management of planted forests requires maintenance of soil function to promote 1) root growth; 2) storage and cycling of water and nutrients; 3) optimal gas exchange; and 4) biological activity. Soil quality measurements can be used to monitor short- and long-term changes in these soil functions, allowing managers to...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

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