Long-term nitrogen additions and nitrogen saturation in two temperate forests

Ecosystems

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 238-253

  Magill, Alison H ^a   Aber, John D ^a   Berntson, Glenn M ^a   McDowell, William H ^a   Nadelhoffer, Knute J ^b   Melillo, Jerry M ^b   Steudler, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium nitrate; Biomass production; Foliar chemistry; Net mineralization; Net nitrification; Nitrogen deposition; Nitrogen saturation; Soil solution chemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033911217     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100210000023     Document Type: Article

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