Effects of weekly nitrogen additions on N cycling in a coniferous forest catchment, Gardsjon, Sweden

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 101, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 227-249

  Kjønaas, O Janne ^a   Stuanes, Arne O ^b   Huse, Magne ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cycling; Forest; Mineralization; NIT REX project; Nitrate; Nitrification; Nitrogen; Soil; Transformation

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; NITREX PROJECT; NITROGEN ADDITION; NITROGEN CYCLE;

SWEDEN, GARDSJON;

PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0344403047     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00140-0     Document Type: Article

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