Growth and nutrient uptake by birch and maple seedlings on soil with patchy or homogeneous distribution of organic matter

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2019-2026

  Van Vuuren, Margret M I ^a   Muir, Adrianna A ^a   Orians, Colin M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; NUTRITION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEED; SOILS;

LOCALIZED ROOT GROWTH;

FORESTRY;

GROWTH RATE; HETEROGENEITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SEEDLING; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; BETULA; BETULA POPULIFOLIA; SAPINDACEAE;

EID: 0346216920     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-128     Document Type: Article

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