Effects of acidification and its mitigation with lime and wood ash on forest soil rocesses: A review

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 5-28

  Lundström, Ulla S ^a   Bain, D C ^b   Taylor, A F S ^c   van Hees, P A W ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acidification; Forest; Lime; Podzol; Soil; Wood ash

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ASH; FOREST SOIL; REMEDIATION; SOIL AMENDMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

FRAXINUS; FUNGI; PICEA;

EID: 4344611153     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024115111377     Document Type: Review

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