N fertilization effects on denitrification and N cycling in an aggrading forest

Ecological Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2168-2176

  Wallenstein, Matthew D ^a   Peterjohn, William T ^b   Schlesinger, William H ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Dinitrogen; Forest; N fertilization; N saturation; Nitrous oxide; Soil

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DOLOMITE; FERTILIZER; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

DENITRIFICATION; DOLOMITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST SOIL; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; TREE;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; FERTILIZERS; MAGNESIUM; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TREES;

FERNOW EXPERIMENTAL FOREST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 33845488572     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2006)016[2168:NFEODA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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