Dissolved organic nitrogen budgets for upland, forested ecosystems in New England

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-142

  Campbell, John L ^a   Hornbeck, James W ^a   Mcdowell, William H ^b   Buso, Donald C ^c   Shanley, James B ^d   Likens, Gene E ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

C:N ratio; Dissolved organic carbon; Dissolved organic nitrogen; Nitrogen; Stream chemistry; Watershed

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN CYCLE; UPLAND REGION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034110063     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006383731753     Document Type: Article

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