Nitrogen mineralization in a mature boreal forest, Isle Royale, Michigan

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 709-720

  Stottlemyer, Robert ^a   Toczydlowski, David ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ECOSYSTEMS; MICROORGANISMS; MOISTURE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS; VEGETATION;

MINERALIZATION;

WATERSHEDS;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; FOREST; MINERALIZATION; MOISTURE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PRECIPITATION; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

BETULACEAE; PICEA;

EID: 0033105010     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800020040x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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