Gross nitrogen transformations in soils from uncut and cut boreal upland and peatland coniferous forest stands

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-50

  Westbrook, Cherie J ^a   Devito, Kevin J ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

15N; Boreal forest; Forest harvesting; Gross ammonification; Gross mineralization; Gross nitrification; Peatlands

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; FOREST SOIL; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; SOIL NITROGEN; TRANSFORMATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 3342880242     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOG.0000025739.04821.8e     Document Type: Article

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