Black spruce seedlings in a Kalmia-Vaccinium association: Microsite manipulation to explore interactions in the field

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1657-1668

  Thiffault, Nelson ^a,c   Titus, Brian D ^b   Munson, Alison D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FERTILIZERS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEED; SOILS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION; WATER;

SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL MOISTURES; SOIL TEMPERATURES;

FORESTRY;

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MICROHABITAT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SILVICULTURE; WEED;

FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; PICEA; PLANTS; SEEDLINGS; SOIL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

KALMIA; KALMIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; PICEA; PICEA MARIANA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLOIDES;

EID: 8644254436     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X04-046     Document Type: Article

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