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Jardin botanique de Montréal 
Centre for Forest Research

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Photo of Caroline Tanguay, student at Université du Québec à Montréal

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Caroline Tanguay

When we come back from the field, what we do is dry our soil samples.

Photo of soil samples in a laboratory

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Soil samples taken by Caroline

We analyze the pH, phosphorus, nitrogen, cations. So, the cations are calcium, magnesium, potassium…

That can tell us something about what is in the soil. So, that can help us to explain why the butternut is there, is present or absent...

This can help us understand some of the results we find in the field.


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