Rapid water flow and transport of inorganic and organic nitrogen in a highly aggregated tropical soil

Soil Science

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 330-341

  Renck, Andreas ^a   Lehmann, Johannes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b Plant Breeding and Genetics Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Amazon; Bypass flow; Humid tropics; Leaching; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEACHING; NITROGEN; TROPICAL SOIL; WATER FLOW;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 2442553929     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ss.0000128016.00021.3d     Document Type: Article

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