Causes and amelioration of nutrient deficiencies in cutovers of cedar- hemlock forests in coastal British Columbia

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 293-302

  Prescott, C E ^a   Weetman, G F ^a   Barker, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Western Forest Products Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

allelopathy; ericaceous shrub; fertilization; growth check; herbicide; mycorrhizae; nitrogen availability; NMR analysis; nutrient cycling; sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

CEDAR-HEMLOCK FOREST; CLEARCUT; FERTILIZER; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA;

ABIES AMABILIS; CUPRESSACEAE; PICEA SITCHENSIS; PINACEAE; THUJA PLICATA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0029661081     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc72293-3     Document Type: Review

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