The relative importance of autotrophic and heterotrophic nitrification in a conifer forest soil as measured by 15N tracer and pool dilution techniques

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-150

  Pedersen, Henning ^a   Dunkin, Kristie A ^b   Firestone, Mary K ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autotrophic nitrification; Conifer forest; Heterotrophic nitrficafion; N mineralization

Indexed keywords

FOREST SOIL; NITRIFICATION;

EID: 0033035329     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006059930960     Document Type: Article

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