Growth, foliar nutrition and δ13C responses of red alder (Alnus rubra) to phosphorus additions soon after planting on moist sites

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 262, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 791-802

  Brown, Kevin R ^a   Courtin, Paul J ^b   Negrave, Roderick W ^b  

^a KR Brown and Associates   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

13C; Alnus rubra; Growth; Phosphorus nutrition; Red alder; Stable carbon isotope

Indexed keywords

ADDITION RATE; ALNUS RUBRA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; EARLY GROWTH; ELEMENTAL CONTENTS; FIRST-YEAR; FOLIAR CONCENTRATION; FOLIAR NUTRITION; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE; LEAF MASS; LEAF WATER; PHOSPHORUS ADDITION; PHOSPHORUS NUTRITION; RED ALDER; SITE PRODUCTIVITY; STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES; STEM GROWTH; STEM VOLUME;

ISOTOPES; NUTRITION; PLANT EXTRACTS; WATER SUPPLY;

PHOSPHORUS;

CARBON ISOTOPE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTATION FORESTRY; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

ALNUS; ALNUS RUBRA;

EID: 79958773284     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.05.013     Document Type: Article

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