The role of soil drainage class in carbon dioxide exchange and decomposition in boreal black spruce (Picea mariana) forest stands

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2123-2134

  Wickland, Kimberly P ^a   Neff, Jason C ^b   Harden, Jennifer W ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BLACK SPRUCE; BLACK SPRUCE FORESTS; CARBON DIOXIDE EXCHANGE; FOREST STAND; GROUNDCOVER; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; LITTERFALLS; MOISTURE CONDITIONS; NEAR-SURFACE; PICEA MARIANA; SOIL DRAINAGE; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL RESPIRATION RATES; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SURFACE DECOMPOSITION; VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DRAINAGE; FIRE PROTECTION; FORESTRY; ORGANIC CARBON; PERMAFROST;

SOILS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST COVER; FOREST SOIL; LITTERFALL; PERMAFROST; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOIL DRAINAGE; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DRAINAGE; FIRE PROTECTION; FORESTRY; PERMAFROST; SOIL;

PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 78449244880     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X10-163     Document Type: Article

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