Particle density of aspen, spruce, and pine forest floors in Alberta, Canada

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1503-1506

  Redding, T E ^a   Hannam, K D ^a   Quideau, S A ^a   Devito, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY CONTROL (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); NUTRITION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POROSITY; SPECIFIC HEAT;

FORESTED LANDSCAPES; LOSS-ON-IGNITION (LOI); NUTRIENT FLUXES; ORGANIC MATTER;

SOILS;

BULK DENSITY; FOREST SOIL; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOIL STRUCTURE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

PICEA;

EID: 24644519765     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2005.0018     Document Type: Article

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