Effects of understory removal, N fertilization, and litter layer removal on soil N cycling in a 13-year-old white spruce plantation infested with Canada bluejoint grass

Plant and Soil

Volumn 292, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 243-258

  Matsushima, Miwa ^a,b   Chang, Scott X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Interspecific competition; Microbial biomass N; N fertilization; Net N mineralization; Net nitrification; Soil temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GRASS; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LITTER; MICROCLIMATE; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL TEMPERATURE; UNDERSTORY; WEED CONTROL;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

CALAMAGROSTIS CANADENSIS; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 33947509521     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-007-9220-x     Document Type: Article

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