Spatial distributions of plants and gross N transformation rates in a forest soil

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 754-764

  Bengtson, Per ^a   Falkengren Grerup, Ursula ^a   Bengtsson, Göran ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

15N pool dilution; Ammonium; Autocorrelation; Fertility; Geostatistics; Gross N immobilization; Gross N mineralization; Gross nitrification; Microorganism; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST SOIL; GEOSTATISTICS; IMMOBILIZATION; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UNDERSTORY;

FAGUS; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33745256485     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01143.x     Document Type: Article

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