Nitrogen availability and nematode populations in soil and litter after gap formation in a semi-natural beech-dominated forest

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-189

  Ritter, Eva ^a   Bjørnlund, Lisa ^b  

^a DANISH FOREST LANDSCAPE RES INST   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Beech litter; Litter decomposition; Natural forest; Nematodes; Net mineralization; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; NEMATODA;

EID: 12344290533     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2004.07.002     Document Type: Article

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