Soil weathering rates in 21 catchments of the Canadian Shield

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 685-697

  Houle, D ^a,b   Lamoureux, P ^c   Belanger N ^d   Bouchard, M ^c   Gagnon, C ^a   Couture, S ^a   Bouffard, A ^e  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

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

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d Tel e University of Quebec   (Canada)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; BASE CATIONS; BIOTIC COMPARTMENTS; BOREAL FORESTS; CANADIAN SHIELDS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST GROWTH; GEOCHEMICAL MODELS; GEOGRAPHICAL GRADIENTS; GROUND VEGETATION; HIGH REACTIVITY; SOIL MICRO-ORGANISMS; SOIL MINERALOGY; SOIL MINERALS; SOIL WEATHERING; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; WEATHERING RATES;

CALCIUM; FORESTRY; LAKES; MINERALOGY; RUNOFF; SOILS; WEATHERING;

CATCHMENTS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ACIDITY; BOREAL FOREST; CALCIUM; CATION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; FORESTED CATCHMENT; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; SOIL PROFILE; TEMPERATE FOREST; WEATHERING RATE;

CALCIUM; CANADA; FORESTRY; LAKES; MINERALS; NUTRIENTS; RUNOFF; SOIL; WEATHERING;

CANADIAN SHIELD;

EID: 84858011932     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-685-2012     Document Type: Article

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