Chemistry and ectomycorrhizal communities of coarse wood in young and old-growth forests in the Cascade Range of Oregon

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2041-2051

  Elliott, J C ^a   Smith, J E ^b   Cromack Jr , K ^a   Chen, H ^a,c   McKay, D ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; FUNGI; NUTRIENTS;

DECAY STAGES; ECTOMYCORRHIZAL COMMUNITIES; OLD-GROWTH FORESTS;

WOOD;

CARBON; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; DECOMPOSITION; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; PH; PHOSPHORUS; STAND DYNAMICS;

FORESTRY; HEMICELLULASE; LOGS; NUTRIENTS; WOOD;

CASCADE RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

FUNGI;

EID: 38149044048     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-014     Document Type: Article

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