Effects of nitrogen deposition: Results of a temporal-spatial analysis of deciduous forests in South Sweden

Plant Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 471-481

  Diekmann, Martin ^a,b   Brunet, J ^c   Rühling, Å ^d   Falkengren Grerup, U ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ellenberg indicator values; Forest management; Nitrification rate; Nitrification ratio; Nitrogen mineralization

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0032790137     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1999.tb00730.x     Document Type: Article

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