Experimental studies of red alder growth and nutrition on Vancouver Island

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report PNW

Volumn , Issue 669, 2006, Pages 61-69

  Brown, Kevin R ^a   Courtin, Paul J ^b  

^a KR Brown and Associates   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alnus rubra; Growth; Nutrition; Phosphorous; Red alder; Vancouver Island

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; NUTRITION; PHOSPHORUS; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

ALNUS RUBRA; BETULACEAE;

EID: 33746111435     PISSN: 08874840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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