Effects of Disturbance on Fine Root Dynamics in the Boreal Forests of Northern Ontario, Canada

Ecosystems

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 467-477

  Yuan, Z Y ^a   Chen, Han Y H ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

boreal forest; clearcutting; disturbance; fine roots; ingrowth soil cores; production; secondary forest succession; sequential soil cores; soil nutrients; stand origin; turnover rate; wildfire

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CLEARCUTTING; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FINE ROOT; HERB; MORTALITY; ROOT SYSTEM; SECONDARY FOREST; SHRUB; SOIL NUTRIENT; SUCCESSION; TURNOVER; WILDFIRE;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84876326211     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-012-9623-2     Document Type: Article

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