Response of understory vegetation of Adirondack forests to nitrogen additions

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 799-807

  Hurd, T M ^a   Brach, A R ^b   Raynal, D J ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA;

EID: 0031742122     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-045     Document Type: Article

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