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Calcium Content of Hardwood Litter Four Times that from Pine; Nitrogen Double

Informally Refereed

Abstract

Most Piedmont forests, growing on land worn out by row cropping and abandoned, are low in site quality. They contribute appreciable flood runoff and sediment. Soil structure is poor and nutrient content low. Such improvement as takes place comes generally from litter fall, particularly hsrdwood leaves.

Citation

Metz, Louis J. 1952. Calcium Content of Hardwood Litter Four Times that from Pine; Nitrogen Double. USDA Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, Research Notes No. 14
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/2077