Particulate organic matter and soil nitrogen availability in urban landscapes

Arboriculture and Urban Forestry

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 180-191

  Scharenbroch, Bryant C ^a   Lloyd, John E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbial biomass and activity; Nitrogen mineralization; Particulate organic matter; Soil nitrogen availability

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; LANDSCAPE; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 33745558616     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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