Indices of forest floor nitrogen status along a climate gradient in Maine, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 134, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 177-187

  Fernandez, Ivan J ^a   Simmons, Jeffrey A ^b   Briggs, Russell D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate gradient; Forest soils; Forest type; N mineralization; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FOREST FLOOR; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE;

UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 0034284185     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00256-X     Document Type: Article

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