Dynamics of carbon and nitrogen mineralization in relation to stand type, stand age and soil texture in the boreal mixedwood

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 8-9, 2000, Pages 1079-1090

  Cote L ^a,b   Brown, S ^c   Pare D ^b,d   Fyles, J ^d   Bauhus, J ^e  

^a 4777 Avenue Pierre de Coubertin ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Soil carbon; Soil nitrogen; Vegetation dynamics

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CARBON; MANGANESE; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL TYPE;

BOREAL FOREST; MINERALIZATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL TEXTURE; STAND DYNAMICS;

ABIES BALSAMEA; BETULA PAPYRIFERA; PICEA GLAUCA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 18744430706     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(00)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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