Is the use of trees with superior growth a threat to soil nutrient availability? A case study with Norway spruce

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 560-572

  Bélanger, Nicolas ^a   Paré, David ^b   Bouchard, Mireille ^a   Daoust, Gaëtan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GROWTH KINETICS; POSITIVE IONS; SOILS; WEATHERING;

MINERAL WEATHERING; NUTRIENT IMMOBILIZATION; NUTRIENT POOLS; SOIL NUTRIENTS;

FORESTRY;

GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IMMOBILIZATION; PROVENANCE TRIAL; SOIL NUTRIENT;

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 2942720832     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-216     Document Type: Article

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