Interactive influences of silvicultural management and soil chemistry upon soil microbial abundance and nitrogen mineralization

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 103, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 129-139

  Morris, Sherri Jeakins ^a   Boerner, R E J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidification; Bacteria and Fungi; Management; N mineralization; Nitrification; Path analysis

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; SOIL ACIDIFICATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; THINNING;

USA, KENTUCKY, DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST;

EID: 0032550329     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00183-7     Document Type: Article

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