Aluminum and iron chemistry in the O horizon changed by a shift in tree species composition

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 207-228

  Brandtberg, P O ^a   Simonsson, M ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Birch; Forest floor soil; Iron; Mixed stands; Norway spruce

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BUFFERING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOREST SOIL; IRON; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

ABIES; BETULA; BETULA PENDULA; BETULA PUBESCENS; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0038174771     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023303023695     Document Type: Article

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