Seasonal comparison of soil temperature and moisture in pits and mounds under vine maple gaps and conifer canopy in a coastal western hemlock forest

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 291-300

  Schmidt, Margaret G ^a   Ogden, Aynslie E ^a   Lertzman, Kenneth P ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canopy gap; Microtopography; Pits and mounds; Soil moisture; Soil temperature; Vine maple

Indexed keywords

ACER CIRCINATUM; CONIFEROPHYTA; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0031855430     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S97-081     Document Type: Article

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