Influence of leaf litter quality on N mineralization in soils of subtropical humid forest regrowths

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-50

  Maithani, K ^a,b   Arunachalam, A ^a,b   Tripathi, R S ^a   Pandey, H N ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Forest regrowths; Leaf litter; N mineralization; Quercus dealbata; Schima khasiana

Indexed keywords

AMMONIFICATION; AMMONIUM NITRATE; FOREST; LIGNIN; LITTER; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; QUERCUS GRIFFITHII; RHODODENDRON ARBOREUM; TROPICS;

FOREST SOIL; LEAF LITTER QUALITY; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN;

PINUS KESIYA; QUERCUS DEALBATA; SCHIMA KHASIANA;

EID: 0031776420     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050398     Document Type: Article

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