Non-additive effects of litter mixtures on net N mineralization in a southern New England forest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 105, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 129-136

  Finzi, Adrien C ^a   Canham, Charles D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest dynamics; Litter quality; Nitrogen cycling

Indexed keywords

FOREST; LITTER; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; SOIL;

EID: 0032527111     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00277-6     Document Type: Article

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