Nitrogen retention across a gradient of 15N additions to an unpolluted temperate forest soil in Chile

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 96-105

  Perakis, Steven S ^a   Compton, Jana E ^b   Hedin, Lars O ^c  

^a FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

15N stable isotope; Ammonium nitrate; Dissolved organic nitrogen; Nitrification; Nitrogen fertilizer; Nitrogen saturation; Nutrient budget; Old growth temperate forest; Roots; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SOIL; NITROGEN CYCLE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13444262090     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-0415     Document Type: Article

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