Nitrogen additions to pristine, high-latitude, forest ecosystems: Consequences for soil nitrogen transformations and retention in mid and late succession

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 257-282

  Brenner, Richard E ^a,b   Boone, Richard D ^a   Ruess, Roger W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Nitrification; Nitrogen additions; Nitrogen mineralization; Nitrogen retention; Primary succession

Indexed keywords

FOREST; NITROGEN; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

PICEA GLAUCA; POPULUS BALSAMIFERA;

EID: 21144445462     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-004-0356-y     Document Type: Article

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