Effects of succession on nitrogen export in the west-central Cascades, Oregon

Ecosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 583-601

  Cairns, Michael A ^a   Lajtha, Kate ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cascades; Dissolved organic carbon; Dissolved organic nitrogen; Forest succession; Logging; Nitrate; Nitrogen export; Watersheds

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; NITROGEN; SUCCESSION; WATERSHED;

CASCADE RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BETULACEAE;

EID: 25144436386     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-003-0165-5     Document Type: Article

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