Biotic Control of Calcium Cycling in Northern Hardwood Forests: Acid Rain and Aging Forests

Ecosystems

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 399-406

  Hamburg, Steven P ^a   Yanai, Ruth D ^b   Arthur, Mary A ^c   Blum, Joel D ^d   Siccama, Thomas G ^e  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid rain; Calcium; Forest floor; Forest succession; Litterfall; Northern hardwoods; Snails

Indexed keywords

ACID RAIN; CALCIUM; FOREST HEALTH; FOREST SOIL; LITTERFALL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SNAIL; STAND STRUCTURE;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 1642436469     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-002-0174-9     Document Type: Article

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