Influence of aspen on forest floor properties in black spruce-dominated stands

Plant and Soil

Volumn 275, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 207-220

  Légaré, Sonia ^a   Paré, David ^b   Bergeron, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mixed stand; Nitrogen; Nutrient cycle; Picea mariana; Populus tremuloides

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTE; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST FLOOR; MIXED FOREST; NUTRIENT CYCLING;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; PICEA MARIANA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 27944495276     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-005-1482-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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