Mineralization of forest litter nutrients by heat and combustion

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1469-1477

  Gray, Dennis M ^a   Dighton, John ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire; Gaylusssacia baccata; Mineralization; N mineralization; N volatilization; P fixation; P mineralization; Pinus rigida; Quercus alba

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; FORESTRY; HEATING; MINERALS;

GAYLUSSSACIA BACCATA; MINERALIZATION; N VOLATILIZATION; P FIXATION; PINUS RIGIDA;

NUTRITION;

FILTRATION; FOREST FIRE; LITTER; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT; ORGANIC NITROGEN;

COMBUSTION; FORESTRY; HEATING; MINERALS; NUTRITION;

GAYLUSSACIA BACCATA; PINUS CARIBAEA; PINUS RIGIDA; PINUS VIRGINIANA; QUERCUS ALBA;

EID: 33646242743     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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