Response of Gaultheria shallon and Epilobium angustifolium to large additions of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 502-506

  Bennett, Jennifer N ^a   Lapthorne, Brent M ^b   Blevins, Leandra L ^b   Prescott, Cindy E ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; SEED; VEGETATION; WEED CONTROL;

BURNED CEDAR-HEMLOCK; FIREWEEDS;

FORESTRY;

CLEARCUTTING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FIELD LAYER; FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RESPONSE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; REGENERATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

BASSIA SCOPARIA; CHAMERION ANGUSTIFOLIUM; CONIFEROPHYTA; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; EPILOBIUM; GAULTHERIA; GAULTHERIA SHALLON; KOCHIA; SCOPARIA; THUJA; THUJA PLICATA; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 2342475827     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-219     Document Type: Article

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