Stimulation of boreal tree seedling growth by wood-derived charcoal: Effects of charcoal properties, seedling species and soil fertility

Functional Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 766-775

  Pluchon, Nathalie ^a   Gundale, Michael J ^a   Nilsson, Marie Charlotte ^a   Kardol, Paul ^a   Wardle, David A ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Black carbon; Boreal forest; Feedback; Fire; Phosphorus; Pyrogenic carbon; Succession; Wood traits

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BOREAL FOREST; CHARCOAL; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DISTURBANCE; EVERGREEN FOREST; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GROWTH MODELING; GYMNOSPERM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL FERTILITY; SUCCESSION; WILDFIRE; WOOD;

GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84900560709     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12221     Document Type: Article

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