Simulated chronic NO-3 deposition reduces soil respiration in northern hardwood forests

Global Change Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1080-1091

  Burton, Andrew J ^a   Pregitzer, Kurt S ^a   Crawford, Jeffrey N ^a   Zogg, Gregory P ^b   Zak, Donald R ^c  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric nitrate deposition; Nitrogen fertilization; Root biomass; Root respiration; Soil CO2 efflux; Temperature and moisture effects

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOMASS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM;

EID: 3242661504     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2004.00737.x     Document Type: Article

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