Amelioration of degraded soils under red pine plantations on the Oak Ridges Moraine, Ontario

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 375-388

  McPherson, T S ^a   Timmer, Vic R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deflation; Ecosystem restoration; Oak Ridges Moraine; Plantation (red pine); Soil degradation

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; CHRONOSEQUENCE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DEFORESTATION; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; REFORESTATION; REMEDIATION; SOIL DEGRADATION;

CANADA; OAK RIDGES MORAINE; ONTARIO;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS RESINOSA; QUERCUS;

EID: 0036704019     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S01-084     Document Type: Article

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