Clearcut harvesting effects on soil and creek inorganic nitrogen in high elevation forests of southern interior British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages 35-44

  Hope, Graeme D ^a  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Harvesting; Leaching; N mineralization; Nitrate; Nitrogen; Snowmelt; Stream N

Indexed keywords

CLEARCUTTING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS FOREST; ELEVATION; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GROWING SEASON; HARVESTING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INORGANIC NITROGEN; ION EXCHANGE; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL WATER; STREAM;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ABIES LASIOCARPA; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII;

EID: 68049133179     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS06032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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