Nitrogen mineralization and productivity in 50 hardwood and conifer stands on diverse soils

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 335-347

  Reich, Peter B ^a   Grigal, David F ^a   Aber, John D ^b   Gower, Stith T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Deciduous; Evergreen; Mineralization; Nitrogen; Productivity; Soil types; Temperate forest

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; HARDWOOD FOREST; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL;

USA, MINNESOTA; USA, WISCONSIN;

EID: 0030616854     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[0335:NMAPIH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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