One-day rate measurements for estimating net nitrification potential in humid forest soils

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 230, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 91-95

  Ross, Donald S ^a   Fredriksen, Guinevere ^a   Jamison, Austin E ^a   Wemple, Beverley C ^a   Bailey, Scott W ^b   Shanley, James B ^c   Lawrence, Gregory B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b HBEF   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonification; Forest soil; N mineralization; N transformation rate measurements; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; FORESTRY; NITRIFICATION; WATERSHEDS;

FOREST SOIL; N MINERALIZATION; N TRANSFORMATION RATE MEASUREMENTS; SOIL SURFACE HORIZONS;

SOILS;

DAY LENGTH; FOREST SOIL; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; INCUBATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITRIFICATION; SOIL HORIZON;

EXTRACTION; FORESTRY; NITRIFICATION; SOIL; WATER SHEDS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745204436     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.04.022     Document Type: Article

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