Nitrogen mineralization in short-rotation tree plantations along a soil nitrogen gradient

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1236-1242

  Lee, Kye Han ^a,b   Jose, Shibu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARDWOODS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; SOILS;

INCUBATION TECHNIQUE; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; SOIL NITROGEN GRADIENTS; TREE PLANTATIONS;

FORESTRY;

FERTILIZER; IRRIGATION; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL NITROGEN; TREE PLANTING;

FERTILIZATION; NITROGEN; PLANTATIONS; SOIL;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PERSEA BORBONIA; PINUS TAEDA; PLATANUS OCCIDENTALIS; POPULUS; POPULUS DELTOIDES; QUERCUS FALCATA; QUERCUS PAGODA;

EID: 33746525499     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-019     Document Type: Article

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