Site history affects soil and plant 15N natural abundances (δ15N) in forests of northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Functional Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 273-280

  Chang, S X ^a   Handley, L L ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Mycorrhizas; Old growth forest; Plantation; Slash burning

Indexed keywords

LANDSCAPE HISTORY; NITROGEN; PLANTATION;

CANADA;

THUJA PLICATA;

EID: 0033846471     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2000.00424.x     Document Type: Article

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