Black spruce reforestation in Kalmia heath: Seedling response to forest floor mixing and mycorrhizal inoculation with Paxillus involutus

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2007-2020

  Walker, Gregg R ^a   Mallik, Azim U ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK SPRUCE; BOREAL FORESTS; CLEARCUT HARVESTING; ECM FORMATION; ECTOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGI; FOLIAR NUTRIENTS; FOREST FIRES; FOREST FLOORS; INSECT DEFOLIATION; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; NATIONAL PARKS; NEWFOUNDLANDS; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; PAXILLUS INVOLUTUS; PICEA MARIANA; SEEDLING RESPONSE; SILVICULTURAL TREATMENTS; SOIL MIXING; SOIL RESPIRATION; SUBSTRATE CONDITIONS; TOTAL PHENOLS;

AGRICULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEFORESTATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; FLOORS; GROUNDWATER; INSECT CONTROL; MIXING; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; NUTRIENTS; PARKS; PERMITTIVITY; PHENOLS; REVEGETATION; SOIL MOISTURE;

REFORESTATION;

BOREAL FOREST; CLEARCUTTING; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST FLOOR; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; INOCULATION; LITTER; MYCORRHIZA; PHENOL; REFORESTATION; REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

AGRICULTURE; CONCENTRATION; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRIC CURRENT; FLOORS; GROUND WATER; INSECT CONTROL; MIXING; NUTRIENTS; PHENOLS; PICEA MARIANA; REFORESTATION; SEEDLINGS;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA; TERRA NOVA NATIONAL PARK;

FUNGI; HEXAPODA; KALMIA; KALMIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; PAXILLUS INVOLUTUS; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 70449970440     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-115     Document Type: Article

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