Comparison of soil nutrient fluxes from tree-fall gap zones of an old-growth northern hardwood forest

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 269-280

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

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest disturbance; Nitrogen; Nutrient retention

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISTURBANCE; GAP DYNAMICS; GROWING SEASON; LEACHING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LOSS; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SOIL NUTRIENT; TREEFALL;

EID: 34547760342     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/1095-5674(2007)134[269:COSNFF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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