Site index, site quality, and foliar nutrients of trembling aspen: Relationships and predictions

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1743-1755

  Chen, Han Y H ^a,c   Klinka, Karel ^a   Kabzems, Richard D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT; PRODUCTIVITY; TREE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 0032460391     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-154     Document Type: Article

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