Redistributions of 15N highlight turnover and replenishment of mineral soil organic N as a long-term control on forest C balance

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 109-127

  Currie, William S ^a   Nadelhoffer, Knute J ^a   Aber, John D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; C sequestration; Carbon nitrogen interactions; Decomposition; Modeling; Nitrogen retention; Nutrient limitation; Soil organic nitrogen; Stable isotopes; Stoichiometry; Turnover

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; DEPOSITION; ECOSYSTEMS; NITROGEN; SOILS; STOICHIOMETRY;

CARBON-NITROGEN INTERACTIONS; FOREST AGGRADATION;

FORESTRY;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON BALANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORGANIC NITROGEN; TRACER;

PINUS RESINOSA;

EID: 3042722099     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.03.015     Document Type: Article

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