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Forest site and productivity

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  • © 1986

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Editors:
  1. S. P. Gessel

    1. College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

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Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences (FOSC, volume 20)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Site and Land Classification

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Relationship between Site Classification and Terrain Classification

      • H. Löffler
      Pages 3-8

    3. The Geomorphic Approach to Site Delineation in Intensively Managed Exotic Conifer Plantations

      • D. C. Grey
      Pages 9-15

    4. Systematic Evaluation of Forest Soil Quality in Relation to Water Conservation

      • K. Takeshita
      Pages 17-27

    5. A Site Classification for Forest Land Use in Japan

      • Y. Mashimo, K. Arimitsu
      Pages 29-41

    6. Runoff Response to Peatland Forest Drainage in Finland: A Synthesis

      • M. R. Starr, J. Päivänen
      Pages 43-50

    7. Site Classification and Prediction in Young Caribbean Pine Plantations in Grasslands of Venezuela

      • L. W. Vincent
      Pages 51-67

    8. Land Classification for Industrial Afforestation in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

      • M. A. M. Victor, F. J. N. Kronka, J. L. Timoni, G. Yamazoe
      Pages 69-91

    9. Methodological Assumptions for Forest Soil and Site Characterization in the KAL-BIGLEB Subsystem

      • A. Kowalkowski
      Pages 93-99

  3. Nutrient Cycling and Site Productivity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    2. Nutrient Cycling in World Forests

      • D. W. Cole
      Pages 103-115

    3. Nutritional Costs of Shortened Rotations in Plantation Forestry

      • R. J. Raison, W. J. B. Crane
      Pages 117-125

    4. Maintenance of Productivity of Radiata Pine Monocultures on Sandy Soils in Southeast Australia

      • P. W. Farrell, D. W. Flinn, R. O. Squire, F. G. Craig
      Pages 127-136

    5. Monitoring the Long-Term Effects of Management Practices on Site Productivity in South African Forestry

      • C. J. Schutz
      Pages 137-144

    6. Experiences with Stem Phloem Analysis

      • M. Alcubilla, K. E. Rehfuess
      Pages 145-152

    7. Estimation of Volume and Weight Growth in Gmelina Arborea with X-ray Densitometry

      • A. E. Akachuku
      Pages 153-159
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About this book

A knowledge of forest site and forest productivity variables is fundamental to sound forest practice everywhere. The ability to identify sites and site problems correctly and manipulate productivity variables for maintenance or improvement of productivity is the basis of modern forest management. Although the basic facts regarding forest site and productivity apply throughout the world, the application of information and the response to manipulation vary greatly and depend on local forest conditions. The September 1981 World Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) in Kyoto, Japan was the occasion for the special meeting on Forest Site and Productivity sponsored by the IUFRO Site Group Sl.02. This meeting brought together forest site and productivity researchers from across the world to review current thought and the state of site research. Information not ordinarily available in one place was presented at this meeting. As organizer of the session, I decided to attempt to publish the papers in one volume. Arrangements were made with a publisher, Martinus Nijhoff, and also with the authors. The process of publication has taken longer than desirable, but the volume does appear at an opportune time coincident with the 1986 IUFRO World Congress in Yugoslavia. Material contained in this publication will set the stage for Site Group discussions at the 1986 meeting. This volume assembles the thought of forest research workers from many different countries and therefore many different kinds of forests.

Editors and Affiliations

  • College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

    S. P. Gessel

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Forest site and productivity

  • Editors: S. P. Gessel

  • Series Title: Forestry Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4380-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Dordrecht 1986

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-247-3284-5Due: 31 January 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8447-5Published: 13 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-4380-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0924-5480

  • Series E-ISSN: 1875-1334

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 270

  • Topics: Forestry Management, Forestry

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