Soil changes and tree seedling response associated with site preparation in Northern Idaho

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 81-88

  Page Dumroese, Deborah S ^a   Jurgensen, Martin F ^b   Harvey, Alan E ^a   Graham, Russell T ^a   Tonn, Jonalea R ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIES; CONIFEROPHYTA; MONTICOLA; PINUS MONTICOLA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0006105265     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/12.3.81     Document Type: Article

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