Immobilization of soil nitrogen as a possible method for the restoration of sandy grassland

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-14

  Torok K ^a   Szili Kovacs T ^b   Halassy, M ^c   Toth T ^b   Hayek, Zs ^a   Paschke, M W ^d   Wardell, L J ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND BOTANY   (Hungary)

^b Research Institute for Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry Hungarian Academy of Sciences   (Hungary)

^c EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

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

^e NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon source; Festucetum vaginatae; Hungary; Nitrogen availability; Secondary succession

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RECOVERY; GRASSLAND; HUNGARY; IMMOBILIZATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYSACCHARIDE; SAWDUST; SOIL; SUCROSE;

FESTUCETUM VAGINATAE;

EID: 0034085423     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1478913     Document Type: Article

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