The role of balsam poplar secondary chemicals in controlling soil nutrient dynamics through succession in the Alaskan taiga

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 221-234

  Schimel, Joshua P ^a   Cates, Rex G ^b   Ruess, Roger ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Mineralization; N cycle; N fixation; Secondary chemicals; Succession; Taiga

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; SUCCESSION;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

ALNUS TENUIFOLIA; POPULUS BALSAMIFERA;

EID: 0031828610     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-2691-7_11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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