Soil N cycling in harvested and pristine Boreal forests and peatlands

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 234, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 227-237

  Westbrook, Cherie J ^a   Devito, Kevin J ^b   Allan, Craig J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Canadian shield; Dissolved organic nitrogen (DON); Forest harvesting; Net N mineralization; Nitrification; Nitrogen; Peatlands

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; SOIL MECHANICS;

BOREAL FOREST; CANADIAN SHIELD; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN (DON); FOREST HARVESTING; NET N MINERALIZATION; PEATLANDS;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWING SEASON; HARVESTING; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; PEATLAND; SOIL NITROGEN; SPATIAL VARIATION;

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; SOIL MECHANICS;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 33748804933     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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