Nitrogen mineralization associated with birch and fir under different soil moisture regimes

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1890-1898

  Evans, Celia A ^a   Miller, Eric K ^b   Friedland, Andrew J ^b  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST SOIL; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; SOIL MOISTURE;

NEW HAMPSHIRE; UNITED STATES;

ABIES;

EID: 0032463786     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-163     Document Type: Article

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