Effects of forest management on soil N cycling in beech forests stocking on calcareous soils

Plant and Soil

Volumn 287, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 279-300

  Dannenmann, Michael ^a   Gasche, Rainer ^a   Ledebuhr, Astrid ^a   Papen, Hans ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beech; C N ratio; Immobilization; Microbial biomass N; N mineralization; Nitrification; Thinning

Indexed keywords

AMMONIFICATION; BIOMASS; CALCAREOUS SOIL; FOREST MANAGEMENT; IMMOBILIZATION; INORGANIC NITROGEN; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL NITROGEN; THINNING;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 33749528126     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-006-9077-4     Document Type: Article

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