An assessment of the nutrient status of sugar maple in Ontario: Indications of phosphorus limitation

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 184, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 5917-5927

  Casson, N J ^a   Eimers, M C ^a   Watmough, S A ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest health; Nutrient limitation; Phosphorus; Soil acidification; Sugar maple

Indexed keywords

ACER SACCHARUM MARSH; ACIDIC FOREST SOIL; ACIDIC SITES; ACIDIC SOILS; ACIDIFIED SOILS; ANTHROPOGENIC DEPOSITION; CROWN CONDITIONS; FOLIAR CHEMISTRY; FOLIAR NUTRITION; FOREST HEALTH; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; MASS BALANCE; MG CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENT LIMITATIONS; NUTRIENT STATUS; ONTARIO; PHOSPHORUS LIMITATION; SOIL ACIDIFICATIONS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL GROUPS; SUGAR MAPLE; TREE GROWTH; TREE HEALTH;

ACIDIFICATION; ADSORPTION; CALCIUM; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; SOILS; SUGARS;

FORESTRY;

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; CALCIUM; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS;

ACIDIFICATION; ADSORPTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMASS; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; FOREST HEALTH; MASS BALANCE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SUGAR;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT NUTRIENT; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TREE CROWN; TREE GROWTH;

ACER; CALCIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MAGNESIUM; ONTARIO; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT LEAVES; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ACER SACCHARUM; ACIDIFICATION; ADSORPTION; FORESTS; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL; SUGARS;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ACER SACCHARUM;

EID: 84866555064     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-2390-2     Document Type: Article

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