Substrate controls on nitrogen fixation and respiration in woody debris from the Pacific Northwest, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 176, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 25-35

  Hicks, William T ^a   Harmon, Mark E ^a   Myrold, David D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrogen fixation; Respiration; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEBRIS; FORESTRY; WATER;

MICROBIAL COLONIZATION;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

CLIMATE; NITROGEN FIXATION; RESPIRATION; WOODY DEBRIS;

UNITED STATES;

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA SITCHENSIS; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0037451685     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00229-3     Document Type: Article

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