Impact of degradation on nitrogen transformation in a forest ecosystem of India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 125, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 165-173

  Singh, Raj Shekhar ^a   Tripathi, Nimisha ^a   Singh, S K ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MINING AND FUEL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Degraded forest; Fine root biomass; Inorganic nutrient; N mineralization; Nitrification; Protected forest

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DEGRADATION; MINERALOGY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; SOIL CONSERVATION;

DEGRADED FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FINE ROOT PRODUCTION; INORGANIC NITROGEN;

FORESTRY;

INORGANIC COMPOUND; NITROGEN; RAIN; AMMONIA; NITRATE;

BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FINE ROOT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; PROTECTED AREA; SOIL DEPTH;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINE ROOT; FOREST SOIL; INDIA; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL PROPERTY; SUMMER; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SEASON; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; TREE;

BIOMASS; DEGRADATION; FORESTRY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; SOIL;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

AMMONIA; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; INDIA; NITRATES; NITROGEN; SEASONS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TREES;

EID: 34247648768     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9249-y     Document Type: Article

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