Major element fluxes from a coniferous catchment in central Ontario, 1983-1999

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 369-399

  Watmough, Shaun A ^a   Dillon, Peter J ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Base cations; Climate; Forest; Nitrogen; Soil acidification; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

ACID DEPOSITION; ACIDIFICATION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FORESTED CATCHMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

EID: 1542288873     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOG.0000015792.42624.57     Document Type: Article

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