Changes in microbial nitrogen across a 100-year chronosequence of upland hardwood forests

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1662-1668

  Idol, Travis W ^a   Pope, Phillip E ^b   Ponder Jr , Felix ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 0013213597     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2002.1662     Document Type: Article

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