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Forest Ecosystems in the Alaskan Taiga pp 96–111Cite as

Controls Over Growth and Nutrient Use by Taiga Forest Trees

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There is a 25-fold range in the above-ground productivity of mature forest trees (12–300 g · m-2) growing on common parent material in interior Alaska (Van Cleve et al. 1983). This variation in productivity is primarily associated with slope, aspect, and the successional stage.

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  1. Forest Soils Laboratory, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99775, USA

    K. Van Cleve

  2. Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99775, USA

    F. S. Chapin III  & P. W. Flanagan  & 

  3. Institute of Northern Forestry, USDA Forest Service, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99775, USA

    L. A. Viereck  & C. T. Dyrness  & 

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Chapin, F.S. (1986). Controls Over Growth and Nutrient Use by Taiga Forest Trees. In: Van Cleve, K., Chapin, F.S., Flanagan, P.W., Viereck, L.A., Dyrness, C.T. (eds) Forest Ecosystems in the Alaskan Taiga. Ecological Studies, vol 57. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4902-3_7

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