Seasonal variation in throughfall and stemflow chemistry beneath a European beech (Fagus sylvatica) tree in relation to canopy phenology

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1359-1372

  Staelens, Jeroen ^a   De Schrijver, An ^a   Verheyen, Kris ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; HYDROGEN; POSITIVE IONS; SODIUM;

ION FLUXES;

FORESTRY;

DECIDUOUS TREE; DRY DEPOSITION; FOREST FLOOR; ION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHENOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENESCENCE; STEMFLOW; THROUGHFALL; WET DEPOSITION;

CATIONS; DEPOSITION; FOREST CANOPY; HYDROGEN; SODIUM; TREES;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 36148989586     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-003     Document Type: Article

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