An assessment of phosphorus limitations to soil nitrogen availability across forest ecosystems of north coastal British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 530-540

  Kranabetter, J M ^a   Banner, A ^a   De Groot, A ^b  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b Drosera Ecological Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENZYMES; FORESTRY; MINERALS; MOISTURE; NITROGEN; SOILS;

CEDAR-SALAL FORESTS; EXOENZYME ALLOCATION; INORGANIC NITROGEN; SOIL BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY;

PHOSPHORUS;

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL NITROGEN;

ECOSYSTEMS; ENZYMES; FORESTRY; MINERALS; MOISTURE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BRYOPHYTA; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; FILICOPHYTA; GAULTHERIA; GAULTHERIA SHALLON; PICEA; THUJA; THUJA PLICATA;

EID: 22144484860     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x04-192     Document Type: Article

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