Spatial variability in soil nutrient availability in an oak-pine forest: Potential effects of tree species

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2321-2330

  Washburn, C S M ^a   Arthur, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPOSITION; POSITIVE IONS; SOILS;

MINERALIZATION; SOIL NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY;

FORESTRY;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOREST SOIL; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; PINUS ECHINATA; PINUS RIGIDA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS PRINUS; VACCINIUM;

EID: 1642280988     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-157     Document Type: Article

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