A comparison of techniques for measuring density and concentrations of carbon nitrogen in coarse woody debris at different stages of decay

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 744-753

  Creed, I F ^a   Webster, K L ^a   Morrison, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DEBRIS; FORECASTING; NITROGEN; STATISTICAL METHODS; WOOD;

DISCRETE DECAY; WOODY DEBRIS;

FORESTRY;

CARBON; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; DECOMPOSITION; NITROGEN;

CARBON; FIBER DEBRIS; FORECASTS; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; PICEA; STATISTICAL METHODS; WOOD DECAY;

ABIES; ABIES FRASERI; PICEA; PICEA RUBENS;

EID: 2942737250     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-212     Document Type: Article

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