Watershed liming effects on the forest floor N cycle

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 221-244

  Simmons, Jeffrey A ^a,b   Yavitt, Joseph B ^a   Fahey, Timothy J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest floor; Lime; Nitrification; Nitrogen mineralization; pH; Uptake

Indexed keywords

FOREST FLOOR; LEACHING; LIMING; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; WATERSHED;

EID: 0030480804     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02187140     Document Type: Article

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