Relieving substrate limitation-soil moisture and temperature determine gross N transformation rates

Oikos

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-90

  Bengtson, Per ^a   Falkengren Grerup, Ursula ^a   Bengtsson, Göran ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DECIDUOUS FOREST; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SUBSTRATE;

EID: 26444603035     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2005.13800.x     Document Type: Article

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