Relationships among forest age, composition and elemental dynamics of Adirondack northern hardwood forests

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 253-268

  McGee, Gregory G ^a   Mitchell, Myron J ^a   Leopold, Donald J ^a   Raynal, Dudley J ^a   Mbila, Monday ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lignin; Litter quality; Nitrification; Nitrogen; Nutrient cycling; Old growth; Stand development

Indexed keywords

AGE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOREST DYNAMICS; LIGNIN; LITTER; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STAND STRUCTURE;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 34547730774     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/1095-5674(2007)134[253:RAFACA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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