Effects of excess nitrogen deposition and soil acidification on sugar maple (Acer saccharum) in Ontario Canada: An expermental study

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 299-310

  Hutchinson, Thomas C ^a   Watmough, Shaun A ^a   Sager, Eric P S ^a   Karagatzides, Jim D ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; FERTILIZER; LEAF CHEMISTRY; MYCORRHIZA; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; SOIL ACIDIFICATION; SUGAR MAPLE;

CANADA, ONTARIO;

EID: 0031745671     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x97-215     Document Type: Article

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