Gross vs net rates of N mineralization and nitrification as indicators of functional differences between forest types

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 1889-1901

  Verchot, L V ^a   Holmes, Z ^a   Mulon, L ^b   Groffman, P M ^a   Lovett, G M ^a  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b Inst Universitaire de Technologie   (France)

Author keywords

Ecosystem function; Gross mineralization; Gross nitrification; N cycling; Net mineralization; Net nitrification; Temperate forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000331471     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(01)00095-5     Document Type: Article

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