Effects of nitrogen supply and wood species on Tsuga canadensis and Betula alleghaniensis seedling growth on decaying wood

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2873-2884

  Marx, Laura M ^a,b   Walters, Michael B ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECAY (ORGANIC); GROWTH KINETICS; NITROGEN; WOOD;

NITROGEN SUPPLY; SEEDLING DENSITY; SEEDLING GROWTH; SEEDLING MASS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; NITROGEN; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; WOOD;

BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; GROWTH; NITROGEN; SEEDLINGS; TSUGA CANADENSIS; WOOD DECAY;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; CONIUM; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 34247214598     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-171     Document Type: Article

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