Forms, amounts and distribution of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur in a boreal aspen forest soil

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 373-385

  Huang, W Z ^a   Schoenau, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest floor; litter; nutrient storage; organic matter

Indexed keywords

ASPEN; BOREAL FOREST; FOREST FLOOR; FOREST SOIL; LITTER; NUTRIENT STORAGE; ORGANIC MATTER;

CANADA, SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 0030436108     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjss96-045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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