Mixed-species plantations of Eucalyptus with nitrogen-fixing trees: a review

DI Forrester, J Bauhus, AL Cowie, JK Vanclay - Forest Ecology and …, 2006 - Elsevier
Mixed-species plantations of Eucalyptus with a nitrogen (N2) fixing species have the
potential to increase productivity while maintaining soil fertility, compared to Eucalyptus …

Intensive, site-specific silviculture: Manipulating resource availability at establishment for improved stand productivity. A review of South African research

B du Toit, CW Smith, KM Little, G Boreham… - Forest Ecology and …, 2010 - Elsevier
An important window of opportunity to increase and sustain productivity in short-rotation
plantations is the period from felling through re-establishment to canopy closure. This paper …

The role of vegetation management for enhancing productivity of the world's forests

RG Wagner, KM Little, B Richardson, K Mcnabb - Forestry, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The management of competing vegetation has evolved with forest management over the
past half century and is now an integral part of modern forestry practice in many parts of the …

Eucalyptus and Acacia tree growth over entire rotation in single-and mixed-species plantations across five sites in Brazil and Congo

JP Bouillet, JP Laclau, JL de Moraes Gonçalves… - Forest Ecology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The association of N2-fixing species (NFS) could be an attractive option for achieving a
sustainable increase of Eucalyptus plantations (EP) productivity through a positive balance …

Mixed-species plantations of Acacia mangium and Eucalyptus grandis in Brazil: 2: Nitrogen accumulation in the stands and biological N2 fixation

JP Bouillet, JP Laclau, JLM Gonçalves… - Forest Ecology and …, 2008 - Elsevier
The sustainability of plantation forests is closely dependent on soil nitrogen availability in
short-rotation forests established on low-fertility soils. Planting an understorey of nitrogen …

Mixed-species plantations of Acacia mangium and Eucalyptus grandis in Brazil: 1. Growth dynamics and aboveground net primary production

JP Laclau, JP Bouillet, JLM Gonçalves, EV Silva… - Forest Ecology and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Nitrogen fertilizer inputs increased sharply over the last decade in Brazilian eucalypt
plantations. Due to the economic and potential environmental cost of fertilizers, mixed …

Nutrient acquisition, soil phosphorus partitioning and competition among trees in a lowland tropical rain forest

MK Nasto, BB Osborne, Y Lekberg, GP Asner… - New …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We hypothesized that dinitrogen (N2)‐and non‐N2‐fixing tropical trees would have distinct
phosphorus (P) acquisition strategies allowing them to exploit different P sources, reducing …

Improvement of direct tree seeding with cover crops in afforestation: microclimate and resource availability induced by vegetation composition

P Balandier, H Frochot, A Sourisseau - Forest ecology and management, 2009 - Elsevier
The low cost of direct tree seeding makes it increasingly useful for afforestation. However,
the success of the technique is often unpredictable due to a series of different adverse biotic …

Legume cover cropping effects on early growth and soil nitrogen supply in eucalypt plantations in south-western India

DS Mendham, S Kumaraswamy… - Biology and fertility of …, 2004 - Springer
Growth and soil N supply in young Eucalyptus tereticornis stands at two sites in Kerala,
India, were examined in response to cover cropping with three legume species (Pueraria …

The relative contributions of tree improvement and cultural practice toward productivity gains in Eucalyptus pulpwood stands

RN Pallett, G Sale - Forest Ecology and Management, 2004 - Elsevier
Increasing yield per hectare and associated reduction in the unit cost of wood is an
important component of sustained global competitiveness for forest products exported from …