Annual net nitrogen mineralization in a grey alder (Alnus incana (L.) moench) plantation on abandoned agricultural land

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 184, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 167-176

  Uri, Veiko ^a   Lohmus, Krista ^b   Tullus, Hardi ^a  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Abandoned agricultural land; Alnus incana; Net nitrification; Net nitrogen mineralization

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAND USE; MINERALS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; POLYETHYLENES; SOIL TESTING; VEGETATION;

MINERALIZATIONS;

FORESTRY;

ABANDONED LAND; AGRICULTURAL LAND; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; PLANTATION;

ALNUS INCANA; BETULACEAE;

EID: 0043241747     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00210-X     Document Type: Article

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