Sentence examples for fir plantations from inspiring English sources

Douglas fir plantations are of increasing importance in the temperate Atlantic region of Europe, where differences in the nutrient supply imply considerable variation in tree vigour and growth.

We designed an on-going fertilization experiment in which varying amounts of N or/and P were added to forest soil so that the effects of N and P applications on the abundances and community structures of nitrifying and denitrifying microbes in Chinese fir plantations in subtropical China could be explored using quantitative real time PCR (qPCR) and high-throughput sequencing methods.

There is considerable uncertainty surrounding the possible effects of climate change on the long-term health and productivity of Chinese fir plantations throughout China.

Moreover, relatively little is known about how climate change may influence the long-term growth and development of Chinese fir plantations in different parts of its range.

Model results suggest that Chinese fir plantations developed in the subtropical climate of Fujian province will show modest increases in productivity (6.1 to 12.1%) over the next 30 to 60 years due primarily to a lengthening of the growing season.

Thus, the predicted increases in Chinese fir plantations associated with climate change may not be realised if changes in climate regime lead to increased mortality from biotic and abiotic disturbance agents.

Beyond Willow's gated decking is a large pond, then a fir plantation.

An initial condition of a medium site quality Chinese fir plantation age 20 was established as a starting condition for the model validation exercise.

This study documents a paired-tree experimental design that tested two-year and four-year basal area, height, and volume response to 224 kg N ha−1 as urea in Douglas-fir plantations in the western Pacific Northwest.

Fifteen years of growth of shrubs and hardwood trees in the Early-seral plantation was remarkable, resulting in total aboveground biomass increment (18 Mg ha−1 yr−1) double that of the Douglas-fir plantations.

Data for this study were obtained from four widely separated young (age range of 9 to 17 years) Douglas-fir plantations in the South Island, New Zealand.