Effects of aspen canopy removal and root trenching on understory microenvironment and soil moisture

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-124

  Powell, George W ^a   Bork, Edward W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal; Humidity; PAR; Parkland; Root trenching; Soil water

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CANOPY; DECIDUOUS TREE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; ROOT; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; UNDERSTORY;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 34247329411     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-007-9051-z     Document Type: Article

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