Atmospheric nitrate deposition and enhanced dissolved organic carbon leaching: Test of a potential mechanism

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1233-1237

  DeForest, Jared L ^a,b   Zak, Donald R ^a   Pregitzer, Kurt S ^c   Burton, Andrew J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYMES; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; LIGNIN; PHENOLIC RESINS; SOILS;

ATMOSPHERIC NITRATES; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (DOC); LIGNIN DEGRADATION; MINERAL SOILS;

NITRATES;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; NITRATE;

CARBON; ENZYMES; FORESTATION; INHIBITION; NITRATES; PHENOLIC ACIDS; SOIL;

EID: 22744458423     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.0283     Document Type: Article

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