A literature review of nitrogen availability indices for use in urban landscapes

Journal of Arboriculture

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 214-230

  Scharenbroch, Bryant C ^a   Lloyd, John E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbial biomass nitrogen; Nitrogen mineralization; Particulate organic matter; Plant nitrogen diagnosis; Plant available nitrogen; Soil nitrogen cycle; Soil nitrogen diagnosis; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

LITERATURE REVIEW; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 3242676026     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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