Calcium status of the forest floor in red spruce forests of the northeastern U.S. - past, present and future

Mark B. David; Gregory B. Lawrence; Walter Shortle; Scott Bailey

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Calcium status of the forest floor in red spruce forests of the northeastern U.S. - past, present and future

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Authors:

Mark B. David, Gregory B. Lawrence, Walter Shortle, Scott Bailey

Year:

1996

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Hom, John; Birdsey, Richard; O'Brian, Kelly, eds. Proceedings 1995 meeting of the northern global change program; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-214. Radnor, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 118.

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Abstract

Dieback and growth decline of red spruce (Picea rubens) in the eastern U.S. coincides with the period of acidic deposition, and has led to much speculation as to whether this decline is caused by decreased root-available Ca in the soil.

Parent Publication

Proceedings, 1995 meeting of the Northern Global Change Program; 1995 March 14-16; Pittsburgh, PA. : Introduction/Environmental Change

Citation

David, Mark B.; Lawrence, Gregory B.; Shortle, Walter C.; Bailey, Scott W. 1996. Calcium status of the forest floor in red spruce forests of the northeastern U.S. - past, present and future. In: Hom, John; Birdsey, Richard; O''Brian, Kelly, eds. Proceedings 1995 meeting of the northern global change program; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-214. Radnor, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 118.