Linking environmental gradients, species composition, and vegetation indicators of sugar maple health in the northeastern United States

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1761-1774

  Horsley, Stephen B ^a   Bailey, Scott W ^a   Ristau, Todd E ^a   Long, Robert P ^a   Hallett, Richard A ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; FORESTRY; GRADIENT METHODS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POSITIVE IONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUGAR (SUCROSE); TESTING;

ACER SACCHARUM MARSH.; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; FOLIAR CHEMISTRY; HARDWOOD STANDS; INDICATOR SPECIES; LAND MANAGERS; MULTI DIMENSIONAL SCALING; NEW HAMPSHIRE; NEW YORK (CO); ORGANIC MATTER (OM); PENNSYLVANIA; SOIL ACIDITY; SPECIES COMPOSITIONS; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR PLANT SPECIES; VERMONT;

SUGARS;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION DECLINE; VEGETATION;

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

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 47649115555     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-023     Document Type: Article

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