Transformations of residual 15n in a coniferous forest soil humus layer in northern vancouver island, british columbia

Plant and Soil

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 295-305

  Chang, Scott X ^a   Preston, Caroline M ^b   McCullough, Kevin ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerobic incubation; Anaerobic incubation; Carbon; Fertilisation; Mineralisation; Nitrogen immobilisation

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST SOIL; HUMUS; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; PODZOL; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND;

EID: 0030762201     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004238702986     Document Type: Article

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