Effects of Sitka alder on the growth and foliar nutrition of young lodgepole pine in the central interior of British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1761-1771

  Brockley, R P ^a   Sanborn, P ^b  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; GROWTH KINETICS; NUTRITION; SOILS; VEGETATION;

FOLIAR NUTRITION; TREE HEIGHT;

FORESTRY;

GROWTH; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NUTRITION; POPULATION DENSITY; SILVICULTURE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ALNUS; ALNUS VIRIDIS; ALNUS VIRIDIS SINUATA; BETULACEAE; PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 0344927294     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-098     Document Type: Article

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