Biomass and nutrient accumulation during natural afforestation of iron-smelting slag

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 56-65

  Smith, Frances C ^a,b   Johnson, Arthur H ^c   Dranoff, Martin ^c   Wibiralske, Anne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b University of Pennsylvania ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PINUS STROBUS;

AFFORESTATION; BIOMASS; MINE SPOIL; MINESPOIL; NUTRIENT ACCUMULATION; SLAG; SOC; STAND DEVELOPMENT; WHITE PINE;

USA, CONNECTICUT, NORTH CAANAN;

EID: 0031451556     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-100X.1997.09706.x     Document Type: Article

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