Immobilization of a 15N-labeled nitrate addition by decomposing forest litter

Oecologia

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 141-150

  Downs, Martha R ^a   Nadelhoffer, Knute J ^a   Melillo, Jerry M ^a   Aber, John D ^b  

^a ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

15N; Decomposition; N immobilization; N saturation; Nitrate

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; IMMOBILIZATION; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

EID: 0029667109     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00328539     Document Type: Article

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