Impact of harvesting and logging slash on nitrogen and carbon dynamics in soils from upland spruce forests in northeastern Ontario

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-57

  Hazlett, P W ^a,b   Gordon, A M ^b   Voroney, R P ^b   Sibley, P K ^b  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Immobilization; Logging slash; Microbial biomass; Net N mineralization; Potential aquatic impacts

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FORESTRY; HARVESTING; LOGGING (FORESTRY);

LOGGING SLASH; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MINERALIZATION; POTENTIAL AQUATIC IMPACTS;

SOILS;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BOREAL FOREST; EVERGREEN FOREST; HARVESTING; LOGGING (TIMBER); SOIL CARBON; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL NITROGEN; UPLAND REGION;

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION; FORESTRY; HARVESTERS; LOGGING; SOIL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

PICEA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 33750943250     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.06.008     Document Type: Article

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