Changes in DOC and DON fluxes in response to harvest intensity of black-spruce-dominated forest ecosystems in northwestern Ontario

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages 67-79

  Morris, Dave M ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black spruce; DOC; DON; Forest floor leachate; Harvesting response

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; FLUX MEASUREMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST FLOOR; HARVESTING; LEACHATE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

PICEA MARIANA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 67349223710     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS07027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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