Fine root biomass and nutrient content in a black spruce peat soil with and without alder

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 163-169

  Bhatti, J S ^a   Foster, N W ^a   Hazlett, P W ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aeration; Boreal peatlands; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Potassium; Water table

Indexed keywords

ALNUS RUGOSA; BETULACEAE; BRYOPHYTA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 0031861402     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S96-097     Document Type: Conference Paper

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