Influences of silvicultural manipulations on above- and belowground biomass accumulations and leaf area in young Pinus radiata plantations, at three contrasting sites in Chile

1Facultad de Ciencias Forestales Universidad de Concepcion, Cooperativa de Productividad Forestal, Casilla 160-C, Correo 3, Concepcion, Chile 2Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Jordan Hall 3108, Box 8008, Raleigh, NC 27695-8008, USA 3Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 228 Cheatham Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA