Effects of chronic nitrogen amendment on dissolved organic matter and inorganic nitrogen in soil solution

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-41

  McDowell, William H ^a   Magill, Alison H ^a   Aitkenhead Peterson, Jacqueline A ^a   Aber, John D ^a   Merriam, Jeffrey L ^a   Kaushal, Sujay S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Dissolved organic carbon; Dissolved organic nitrogen; Forest floor; N saturation; Nitrate; Soil solution

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; HYDROPHILICITY; LYSIMETERS; NITROGEN; SOILS; STRESSES;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BULK SOIL PROPERTIES;

FORESTRY;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FOREST SOIL; INORGANIC NITROGEN; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

HARVARD FOREST; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

UNIDENTIFIED AGENTS;

EID: 3042766236     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.03.010     Document Type: Article

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