Comparative nitrogen mineralization and its availability in certain woody plantations in Keerqin Sand Lands, China

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 341-348

  Chen, Fu Sheng ^a,b   Zeng, De Hui ^a   Fan, Zhi Ping ^a   Chen, Guang Sheng ^a,c   Singh, A N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ion exchange resin bag method; Keerqin sandy land; Mineralization process; PVC tube closed top in situ incubation method; Sand fixed forest; Soil nitrogen

Indexed keywords

PINUS DENSIFLORA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; POPULUS SIMONII;

EID: 33644965270     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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