The influence of bigleaf maple on forest floor and mineral soil properties in a coniferous forest in coastal British Columbia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 1874-1882

  Turk, Tanya D ^a   Schmidt, Margaret G ^a   Roberts, Nicholas J ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acer macrophyllum; Bigleaf maple; Forest floor properties; Humus form; Mineral soil properties; Nutrient cycling

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; SOILS;

HUMUS FORM; MINERAL SOILS;

FORESTRY;

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; COASTAL ZONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST FLOOR; HUMUS; MINERAL PROPERTY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL PROPERTY;

ACER MACROPHYLLUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ACER; ACER MACROPHYLLUM; CONIFEROPHYTA; CONIUM; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 39749127754     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.12.016     Document Type: Article

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