Soil resource heterogeneity and site quality in Southern Appalachian hardwood forests: Impact of decomposing stumps, geology and salamander abundance
The Southern Appalachian hardwood forests contain a wide diversity of flora and fauna. Understanding processes that affect nutrient availability in these forests is essential for sound forest management. Three interconnected research projects regarding soil resource heterogeneity were designed to...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29470 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11052008-093555/ |