Effects of soil calcium and aluminum on the physiology of balsam fir and red spruce saplings in northern New England

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1657-1667

  Boyce, Richard L ^a   Schaberg, Paul G ^b   Hawley, Gary J ^c   Halman, Joshua M ^c   Murakami, Paula F ^b  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Abies balsamea; Antioxidant enzyme activity; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Foliar cations; Picea rubens; Soluble carbohydrates

Indexed keywords

ABIES BALSAMEA; ANTIOXIDANT ENZYME ACTIVITY; CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE; PICEA RUBENS; SOLUBLE CARBOHYDRATES;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE IONS; REPAIR; RIVERS;

FORESTRY;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CATIONS; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; FORESTRY; MAINTENANCE; OXIDATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RIVERS;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; PICEA; PICEA RUBENS;

EID: 84887995027     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-013-0913-x     Document Type: Article

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