Effects of leaf litter on the growth of boreal feather mosses: Implication for forest floor development

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 253-260

  Natalia, Startsev ^a   Lieffers, Victor J ^a   Landhäusser, Simon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allelopathy: Boreal forest; Hylocomium splendens; Pinus contorta; Populus tremuloides; Ptilium crista castrensis; Shade; Stand dynamics; Trembling aspen

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST FLOOR; GROWTH RESPONSE; HUMUS; LEACHING; LEAF LITTER; MORTALITY; MOSS; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OVERSTORY; SHADING; STAND DYNAMICS;

ALBERTA; CANADA; EDMONTON; NORTH AMERICA;

BRYOPHYTA; HYLOCOMIUM; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; PINUS CONTORTA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; PTILIUM CRISTA-CASTRENSIS;

EID: 43249111532     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-8-18367     Document Type: Article

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