Temperature sensitivity of mineral N transformation rates, and heterotrophic nitrification: Possible factors controlling the post-disturbance mineral N flush in forest floors

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1465-1474

  Grenon, F ^a   Bradley, R L ^a   Titus, B D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clearcutting; Forest floor; Gross mineral N transformation rates; Heterotrophic nitrification; Soil temperature

Indexed keywords

TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

NITRIFICATION;

CLEARCUTTING; FOREST SOIL; HETEROTROPHY; NITRIFICATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

ABIES; ABIES LASIOCARPA; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 3242794465     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2004.04.021     Document Type: Article

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