Soil nitrogen transformations and the role of light fraction organic matter in forest soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 933-943

  Compton, Jana E ^a,b   Boone, Richard D ^a,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

15N incorporation; Immobilization; Nitrification; Nitrogen mineralization; Particle density fractions

Indexed keywords

FOREST SOIL; IMMOBILIZATION; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036307467     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(02)00025-1     Document Type: Article

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