Potential net soil N mineralization and decomposition of glycine- 13C in forest soils along an elevation gradient

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1491-1496

  Garten Jr , Charles T ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

C to N ratios; Climate change; Glycine; Litter chemistry; N availability; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DECOMPOSITION; FORESTRY; MICROORGANISMS; SUBSTRATES;

MINERALIZATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER (SOM);

SOILS;

DECOMPOSITION; ELEVATION; FOREST SOIL; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 3242757662     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2004.04.019     Document Type: Article

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