Microbial activity under alpine snowpacks, Niwot Ridge, Colorado

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 93-113

  Brooks, Paul D ^a   Williams, Mark W ^a   Schmidt, Steven K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine; Biogeochemistry; Nitrogen; Nitrogen saturation; Snowmelt; Soils

Indexed keywords

ALPINE AREA; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; SNOWMELT;

USA, COLORADO, NIWOT RIDGE;

EID: 0029669071     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00000354     Document Type: Article

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