Gross nitrogen transformations in grassland soils as affected by previous management intensity

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 743-753

  Watson, C J ^a   Mills, C L ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMOBILIZATION; INCUBATION; MANAGEMENT; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL DEGRADATION;

GRASSLAND; IMMOBILIZATION; MANAGEMENT INTENSITY; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLING;

EID: 0031863938     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00179-X     Document Type: Article

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