Soil organic N dynamics and stand quality in Pinus radiata pinewoods of the temperate humid region

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1395-1404

  Gonzalez Prieto S J ^a   Villar, M C ^a  

^a Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

Author keywords

Forest productivity; N mineralization; Pinewoods; Soil quality; 15N

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; FORESTRY; GROWTH KINETICS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STABILIZATION;

MINERALIZATION;

SOIL TESTING;

FOREST SOIL; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SOIL QUALITY; STAND DYNAMICS;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0141674991     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(03)00220-7     Document Type: Article

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