Vegetation and soil development at an upland taiga site, Alaska

Ecoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 272-285

  Mann, Daniel H ^a   Plug, Lawrence J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Ecosystem development; Plant succession; Soil development

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL PROPERTY; SUCCESSION;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 0033381845     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1999.11682528     Document Type: Article

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