Chemical transformations in downed logs and snags of mixed boreal species during decomposition

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 785-798

  Strukelj, Manuella ^a   Brais, Suzanne ^a   Quideau, Sylvie A ^b   Angers, Virginie A ^c   Kebli, Hedi ^a   Drapeau, Pierre ^c   Oh, Se Woung ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d Mokpo National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL HETEROGENEITIES; CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; CONIFEROUS SPECIES; DECIDUOUS SPECIES; LIGNIN CONCENTRATION; LONG-TERM PRESERVATION;

CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; DECAY (ORGANIC); DEGRADATION; KRAFT PROCESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

FORESTRY;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BOREAL FOREST; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECOMPOSITION; FOREST FLOOR; FOREST SOIL; LOGGING (TIMBER); SNAG; SOIL CARBON; TRANSFORMATION;

CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; DECAY; DEGRADATION; FORESTRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 84883492922     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2013-0086     Document Type: Article

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