Microbial cycling of C and N in northern hardwood forests receiving chronic atmospheric NO3- deposition

Ecosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 242-253

  Zak, Donald R ^a   Holmes, William E ^a   Tomlinson, Matthew J ^a   Pregitzer, Kurt S ^b   Burton, Andrew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric NO 3 deposition; Microbial respiration; N mineralization; Nitrification; Northern hardwood forests; Soil C and N cycling

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRATE; NUTRIENT CYCLING;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 33645338178     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-005-0085-7     Document Type: Article

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