Mineral and dissolved organic nitrogen dynamics along a soil acidity-fertility gradient

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 878-888

  Yu, Zengshou ^a   Kraus, Tamara E C ^a   Dahlgren, Randy A ^a   Horwath, William R ^a   Zasoski, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; FERTILIZERS; MICROORGANISMS; MINERALS; NITRIFICATION;

SOIL FERTILITY;

SOIL MECHANICS;

ACIDITY; CHRONOSEQUENCE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 0038732622     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2003.0878     Document Type: Article

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