Aboveground biomass and nutrient accumulation in an age sequence of paper birch (Betula papyrifera) in the Interior Cedar Hemlock zone, British Columbia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 27-38

  Wang, J R ^a   Zhong, A L ^b   Simard, S W ^a   Kimmins, J P ^b  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest floor; Mineral soil; Nutrient concentration; Understory vegetation

Indexed keywords

AGE SEQUENCE; BIOMASS; NUTRIENT ACCUMULATION; PAPER BIRCH;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA;

BETULA PAPYRIFERA; BETULACEAE;

EID: 0030439434     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1127(96)03703-6     Document Type: Article

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