Soil δ15N patterns in old-growth forests of southern Chile as integrator for N-cycling

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-259

  Boeckx, Pascal ^a,b   Paulino, Leandro ^b   Oyarzún, Carlos ^b   van Cleemput, Oswald ^a   Godoy, Roberto ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Ecosystems; Forests; Natural abundance; Nitrogen cycle; Nitrogen 15

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SOIL NITROGEN;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

NITROGEN; RAIN;

ARTICLE; CHILE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SOIL; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

CHILE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; RAIN; SOIL; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 32144452027     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10256010500230171     Document Type: Article

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