Nitrogen and calcium additions increase forest growth in northeastern USA spruce-fir forests

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1574-1585

  Kulmatiski, Andrew ^a   Vogt, Kristiina A ^b,d   Vogt, Daniel J ^b,d   Wargo, Phillip M ^c   Tilley, Joel P ^b,c,e   Siccama, Thomas G ^b   Sigurdardottir, Ragnhildur ^b,f   Ludwig, Dirk ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^f Center for Adaptive Policy in Ecosystems International (CAPEIntl)   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROWTH KINETICS; NITROGEN; SOILS;

CALCIUM TREATMENTS; FOREST GROWTH;

FORESTRY;

CALCIUM; CONIFEROUS FOREST; LEAF LITTER; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT;

ABIES BALSAMEA; FORESTS; NITROGEN; PICEA RUBENS; USA;

NEW HAMPSHIRE; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VERMONT;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; PICEA; PICEA RUBENS;

EID: 36549040422     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-040     Document Type: Article

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