Inter-crown versus under-crown area: Contribution of local configuration of trees to variation in topsoil morphology, pH and moisture in Abies alba Mill. forests

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 857-870

  Paluch, Jarosław G ^a   Gruba, Piotr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ectohumus layer; Forest soils; Micro site; Soil heterogeneity; Soil water dynamics; Spatial dependence

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST SOIL; HETEROGENEITY; MOISTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PH; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TOPSOIL;

ABIES; ABIES ALBA;

EID: 84859505017     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-011-0559-4     Document Type: Article

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