Acid deposition effects on forest composition and growth on the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 258, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2175-2182

  Elias, P E ^a   Burger, J A ^a   Adams, M B ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid deposition; Monongahela National Forest; Soil acidity

Indexed keywords

ACID DEPOSITION; ANNUAL VOLUMES; FOREST CHANGE; FOREST GROWTH; FOREST INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS; FOREST STAND; MOLAR RATIO; MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST; NATIONAL FORESTS; PERIODIC MEAN; SECONDARY STRESS; SOIL ACIDITY; SURFACE HORIZONS; WEST VIRGINIA;

ACIDS; AIR POLLUTION; CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FORESTRY; SOILS;

INDICATORS (CHEMICAL);

ACID DEPOSITION; ACIDIFICATION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST INVENTORY; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL QUALITY;

ACIDITY; ACIDS; AIR POLLUTION; CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION; CORRELATION; DEPOSITION; INDICATORS; SOIL;

MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 70349762655     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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