A biogeochemical analysis of the Pocono till barrens and adjacent hardwood forest underlain by Wisconsinan and Illinoian till in northeastern Pennsylvania

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1819-1832

  Wibiralske, Anne W ^a,b   Latham, Roger Earl ^a,c   Johnson, Arthur H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES   (United States)

^c Continental Conservation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; SOILS; VEGETATION;

HARDWOOD FORESTS; SHRUBLANDS;

HARDWOODS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; FOREST; HABITAT MOSAIC; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SHRUBLAND; SOIL NUTRIENT; TILL;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; PLANTS;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; POCONO MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ILLINOIA;

EID: 7744222665     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X04-047     Document Type: Article

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