Determination of aluminum, calcium, and magnesium in Fraser fir, balsam fir, and red spruce foliage and soil from the southern and middle Appalachians

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 382-392

  Bryant, Kristen N ^a   Fowlkes, A Jason ^a   Mustafa, S Farhan ^a   O'Neil, Brianna J ^a   Osterman, Anne C ^a   Smith, Tara M ^a   Shepard, Michael R ^a   Woosley, Royce S ^a   Butcher, David J ^a  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0008370770     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mchj.1997.1430     Document Type: Article

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