Implications of a predicted shift from upland oaks to red maple on forest hydrology and nutrient availability

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 716-726

  Alexander, Heather D ^a,b   Arthur, Mary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACER RUBRUM; ADAPTABLE SPECIES; COMPETITIVE SUCCESS; EASTERN KENTUCKY; FIRE SUPPRESSION; INORGANIC NITROGEN; MONTANA; NET N MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION RATES; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PRECIPITATION DISTRIBUTION; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; QUERCUS; RED MAPLES; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIFIC EFFECTS; STEMFLOW; THROUGHFALL; THROUGHFALL DEPOSITION;

FRUITS; HYDROLOGY; LANDFORMS; SOILS; WATER;

NUTRIENTS;

COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST FIRE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STEMFLOW; THROUGHFALL;

KENTUCKY; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; QUERCUS; QUERCUS COCCINEA; QUERCUS MONTANA;

EID: 77951683246     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X10-029     Document Type: Article

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