Nutrient status and growth of black spruce layers and planted seedlings in responce to nutrient addition in the boreal forest of Quebec

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 729-736

  Paquin, Raynald ^a,b   Margolis, Hank A ^b   Doucet, René ^a  

^a MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEEDLING;

CANADA;

PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 0031697552     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-041     Document Type: Article

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