Spatial and temporal variation in calcium and aluminum in northern hardwood forest floors

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 160, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 109-118

  Yanai, R D ^a   Phillips, R P ^b   Arthur, M A ^c   Siccama, T G ^d   Hane, E N ^e  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d Yale University   (United States)

^e ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid rain; Ca:Al; Cation depletion; Forest floor; Soil

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); POSITIVE IONS; SOILS;

EXCHANGEABLE CATIONS; HYPOTHESIS; MINERAL SOIL;

CALCIUM;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM;

ACID RAIN; ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; FOREST SOIL;

ACID RAIN; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FOREST SOIL; HYPOTHESIS; SAMPLING; SOIL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 21244455513     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-3940-4     Document Type: Article

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