Nitrogen availability through a coarse-textured soil profile in the shortgrass steppe

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 391-398

  Dodd, M B ^a,b   Lauenroth, W K ^a   Burke, I C ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; GRASS; LEACHING; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; SHRUB; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SURFACE SOIL; TRANSPORT KINETICS; UNITED STATES;

LOAMY SAND; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL TEXTURE; STEPPE;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034028362     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2000.641391x     Document Type: Article

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