Gross nitrogen mineralization rates still high 14 years after suspension of N input to a N-saturated forest

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2001-2003

  Chen, Yu ^a   Högberg, Peter ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Gross nitrogen mineralization; N 15; Nitrogen deposition; Suspended nitrogen deposition

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; LEACHING; NITROGEN FIXATION; SOIL CONSERVATION;

BOREAL FORESTS; GROSS NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; N-15; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; SUSPENDED NITROGEN DEPOSITION;

FORESTRY;

DEPOSITION; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; TEMPERATE FOREST;

FORESTRY;

ASIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33746025570     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.11.026     Document Type: Article

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