Tree bole mineralization rates of four species of the Canadian eastern boreal forest: Implications for nutrient dynamics following stand-replacing disturbances

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2331-2340

  Brais, Suzanne ^a   Paré, David ^b   Lierman, Cédric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; WOOD;

NUTRIENT ACCUMULATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; TREE BIOMASS; WOOD DECOMPOSITION;

LOGGING (FORESTRY);

BOREAL FOREST; CHRONOSEQUENCE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; STAND DYNAMICS;

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; LOGGING; NUTRIENTS; WOOD;

BETULA PAPYRIFERA; BETULA PENDULA; PICEA GLAUCA; PINUS BANKSIANA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 33845683435     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-136     Document Type: Article

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