Substrate conditions in a treed peatland: Responses to drainage

Ecoscience

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 543-554

  Prévost, Marcel ^a   Belleau, Pierre ^b   Plamondon, André P ^c  

^a MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^b Syndicat Producteurs Bois Bas S L   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black spruce; Decomposition rate; Peat aeration; Peat temperature; Picea mariana; Water content; Water table

Indexed keywords

PICEA MARIANA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 0000894813     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1997.11682434     Document Type: Article

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