Spatial patterns of soil temperature and moisture across subalpine forest-clearcut edges in the southern interior of British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 121-130

  Redding, T E ^a,d   Hope, G D ^b   Fortin, M J ^c   Schmidt, M G ^a   Bailey, W G ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Edge effects; Forest floor; Soil moisture; Soil temperature; Subalpine forest; Wavelet analysis

Indexed keywords

FOREST SOIL; MOISTURE CONTENT; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 0038825146     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S02-010     Document Type: Article

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