Published online 27 February 2006
Published in Soil Sci Soc Am J 70:691-701 (2006)
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2005.0155
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Harvesting Intensity at Clear-Felling in the Boreal Forest
Impact on Soil and Foliar Nutrient Status
Evelyne Thiffaulta,
David Paréb,*,
Nicolas Bélangerc,
Alison Munsona and
François Marquisa
a Centre de recherche en biologie forestière, Univ. Laval, Sainte-Foy, QC, G1K 7P4 Canada
b Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Center, 1055 du P.E.P.S., P.O. Box 3800, Sainte-Foy, Qc, G1V 4C7 Canada
c Dep. of Soil Science, Univ. of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Dr., Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8 Canada

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Fig. 1. Framework for foliar nutritional interpretation of directional changes between treatments in unit needle mass, nutrient content, and nutrient concentration (based on Salifu and Timmer 2001).
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Fig. 2. Relationship between relative nutrient concentration and relative nutrient content in (a) current-year and (b) first-year needles of trees in Haute-Mauricie, Gaspésie, and Forêt Montmorency after whole-tree and stem-only harvesting. Gray lines represent relative unit needle dry mass.
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