Nitrogen saturation in a high elevation New England spruce-fir stand

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 84, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 109-121

  McNulty, Steven G ^a   Aber, John D ^b   Newman, Steven D ^b  

^a Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Mortality; Mt. Ascutney; N saturation; Nutrient imbalance; Picea rubens; Red spruce

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ACER; PICEA; PICEA RUBENS;

EID: 0030221273     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1127(96)03742-5     Document Type: Article

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