Present-day expansion of American beech in northeastern hardwood forests: Does soil base status matter?

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2273-2282

  Duchesne, Louis ^a   Ouimet, Rock ^a  

^a MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACER SACCHARUM MARSH; ACID DEPOSITION; ACID-BASE STATUS; BASAL AREA; BASE CATIONS; HARDWOOD FORESTS; HIGH SENSITIVITY; MAPLE-DOMINATED STANDS; PERMANENT SAMPLE PLOTS; SOIL FERTILITY; SUGAR MAPLE;

ACIDS; AIR POLLUTION; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; SOILS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

SUGARS;

ABUNDANCE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DECLINE; SOIL FERTILITY; UNDERSTORY;

ACER SACCHARUM; BASAL AREA; FAGUS; FERTILITY; HARDWOODS; QUEBEC; SAPLINGS; SOIL;

NORTH AMERICA;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA;

EID: 72649085070     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-172     Document Type: Article

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