Near-surface soil characteristics and understory plants as predictors of Pinus contorta site index in southwestern Alberta, Canada

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 176, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 13-24

  Szwaluk, K S ^a,b   Strong, W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Boreal Forest Network   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest site classification; Growth form; Humus type; Lodgepole pine

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; PH EFFECTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOILS;

UNDERSTORY PLANTS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; SOIL PROPERTY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION;

ABSORPTION; FORESTRY; PH; PLANTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL;

CANADA;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; PINUS CONTORTA; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 0037451683     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00228-1     Document Type: Article

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