Seasonal spatial variations in soil nitrogen and phosphorus supply rates in a boreal aspen forest

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 597-612

  Huang, Wei Z ^a,b   Schoenau, Jeff J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest floor; Ion exchange membranes; Nutrient supply

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; FOREST; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 0031429555     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S97-002     Document Type: Article

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