Effects of enhanced nitrogen deposition in a spruce forest at Klosterhede, Denmark, examined by moderate NH4NO3 addition

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 101, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 251-268

  Gundersen, Per ^a  

^a DANISH FOREST LANDSCAPE RES INST   (Denmark)

Author keywords

15N; Drought; Mineralization; Nitrate leaching; NITREX project; Nitrogen addition; Nitrogen cycling; Norway spruce; Nutrient deficiency; Phosphorous; Tree growth

Indexed keywords

BIOTRANSFORMATION; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FERTILIZATION; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; SPRUCE;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; NITROGEN; NORWAY SPRUCE; NUTRIENT ADDITION; SPRUCE FOREST;

DENMARK, KLOSTERHEDS;

EID: 0032005252     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00141-2     Document Type: Article

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