Net nitrogen mineralization and nitrification in trembling aspen forest soils on the Boreal Plain

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2262-2268

  Carmosini, N ^a   Devito, K J ^b   Prepas, E E ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOILS;

MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION RATE;

FORESTRY;

FOREST SOIL; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 1842766304     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-153     Document Type: Article

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