Long-term calcium addition increases growth release, wound closure, and health of sugar maple (Acer saccharum) trees at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1692-1700

  Huggett, Brett A ^a   Schaberg, Paul G ^b   Hawley, Gary J ^a   Eagar, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; STORMS;

BRANCH DIEBACK; ICE STORM; WOUND CLOSURE;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; CALCIUM; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIEBACK; FOLIAGE; FOREST HEALTH; GROWTH; LIMITING FACTOR; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; FORESTRY;

HUBBARD BROOK EXPERIMENTAL FOREST; NEW HAMPSHIRE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM;

EID: 36549004981     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-042     Document Type: Article

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