Root carbohydrate reserves, mineral nutrient concentrations and biomass in a healthy and a declining sugar maple (Acer saccharum) stand

Tree Physiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-185

  Liu, Xuan ^a,b   Tyree, Melvin T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

forest decline; forest health; nutrition

Indexed keywords

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0030896454     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/17.3.179     Document Type: Article

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