Aspen plant community response to organic matter removal and soil compaction

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2030-2044

  Haeussler, Sybille ^a   Kabzems, Richard ^b  

^a Skeena Forestry Consultants   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; POROSITY; SOILS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BUD-BANKING SPECIES; FOREST FLOOR; SOIL COMPACTION;

FORESTRY;

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMPACTION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SOIL; ORGANIC MATTER; PLANT COMMUNITY;

ECOSYSTEMS; POPULUS; POROSITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CALAMAGROSTIS; CALAMAGROSTIS CANADENSIS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 29844437999     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-133     Document Type: Article

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