Charcoal effects on soil solution chemistry and growth of Koeleria macrantha in the ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir ecosystem

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 303-311

  Gundale, Michael J ^a   DeLuca, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Charcoal; Douglas fir and ponderosa pine ecosystems; Soil solution chemistry

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; FOREST SOIL; GROWTH; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; PERENNIAL PLANT; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TREE;

ABIES; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI; KOELERIA MACRANTHA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 33845911217     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-006-0106-5     Document Type: Article

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