The fate and retention of organic and inorganic 15N-nitrogen in an old-growth forest soil in western Oregon

Ecosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 368-380

  Holub, Scott M ^a   Lajtha, Kate ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

15N; Ammonium; Forest soil; Lichen; Microbial biomass; Nitrogen; Organic nitrogen; Polyphenol; Tannin

Indexed keywords

FOREST SOIL; INORGANIC NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; ORGANIC NITROGEN;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

LOBARIA; LOBARIA OREGANA;

EID: 3042781758     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-004-0239-z     Document Type: Article

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