Chronic nitrogen deposition reduces the abundance of dominant forest understory and groundcover species

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 293, Issue , 2013, Pages 39-48

  Talhelm, Alan F ^a   Burton, Andrew J ^b   Pregitzer, Kurt S ^a   Campione, Marcella A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer saccharum; Groundcover; Nitrogen deposition; Northern hardwood forest; Sapling; Seedling

Indexed keywords

ACER SACCHARUM; GROUNDCOVER; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; NORTHERN HARDWOOD FOREST; SAPLING; SEEDLING;

DEPOSITION; HARDWOODS; NITROGEN; PHENOLS; REFORESTATION; SEED; SUGARS;

VEGETATION;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ABUNDANCE; ALLELOPATHY; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOINDICATOR; DECIDUOUS TREE; DICOTYLEDON; FOREST FLOOR; GROUND COVER; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; LEAF AREA; LEAF LITTER; MORTALITY; NITROGEN CYCLE; PATHOGEN; REGENERATION; SAPLING; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL; UNDERSTORY;

UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; CARPINUS; HUMULUS; OSTRYA VIRGINIANA;

EID: 84873040300     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.12.020     Document Type: Article

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