Response of nitrogen dynamics in semi-natural and agricultural grassland soils to experimental variation in tide and salinity

Plant and Soil

Volumn 292, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 45-61

  Antheunisse, A Martijn ^a   Loeb, Roos ^b   Miletto, Marzia ^c   Lamers, Leon P M ^b   Laanbroek, Hendrikus J ^a,c   Verhoeven, Jos T A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Ecological restoration; Estuary; Grassland; Mesocosm experiment; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; DENITRIFICATION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GRASSLAND SOIL; HABITAT RESTORATION; MESOCOSM; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINITY; SOIL NITROGEN; TIDAL CYCLE; VEGETATION COVER;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; HARINGVLIET LAGOON; NETHERLANDS; SOUTH HOLLAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947506393     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-007-9200-1     Document Type: Article

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