Soluble organic nitrogen in forests and adjacent clearcuts in British Columbia, Canada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1709-1718

  Hannam, K D ^a,b   Prescott, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; COASTAL ZONES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORRELATION METHODS; HARVESTING; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

INCUBATIONS;

FORESTRY;

CLEARCUTTING; FOREST; INORGANIC NITROGEN; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SILVICULTURE; SOIL NITROGEN;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ABIES; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; PICEA;

EID: 0345358736     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-091     Document Type: Article

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