High foliar and soil nitrogen concentrations in Central Appalachian forests

Ecosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-56

  Davis, S C ^a   Dragan, K E ^a   Buyarski, C R ^a   Thomas, R B ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy N; Central Appalachian; Eastern U.S. hardwood forests; Ecosystem scaling; Fernow Experimental Forest; Foliar N; Hardwood species; Soil nitrogen; Spatial variation; Topography; West Virginia

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELEVATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SOIL NITROGEN; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATE FOREST; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

APPALACHIANS; FERNOW EXPERIMENTAL FOREST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 58849135270     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-008-9205-5     Document Type: Article

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