National series of long-term intensive harvesting trials in Pinus radiata stands in New Zealand: Initial biomass, carbon and nutrient pool data.

ABSTRACT: Global interest in addressing knowledge gaps relating to the effect of forest harvest intensity on soil fertility and long-term site productivity has resulted in the installation of numerous experiments, including Long-Term Site Productivity (LTSP) trials. To explore this issue in the context of the New Zealand planted forest estate, six LTSP sites were established from 1985 to 1994 across differing climate and soil conditions, then subjected to varying levels of organic matter removal during the harvest of the trees. Here we present data describing live above ground, forest floor and mineral soil carbon and nutrient pools immediately prior to, and following, harvesting at each site. Harvest residue management practices employed included the removal of stem only, whole tree, whole tree plu

SUBMITTER: Garrett LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6864174 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature