Soil C and N responses to woody plant expansion in a mesic grassland

Plant and Soil

Volumn 257, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 183-192

  McCarron, James K ^a   Knapp, Alan K ^a   Blair, John M ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

N availability; N mineralization; Shrub invasion; Soil CO2 flux; Soil properties

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GRASSLAND; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SUCCESSION; WOODY PLANT;

KANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CORNUS DRUMMONDII;

EID: 0344961774     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026255214393     Document Type: Article

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