Factors limiting denitrification in a Mediterranean riparian forest

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2685-2688

  Bernal, Susana ^a,b   Sabater, Francesc ^b   Butturini, Andrea ^c   Nin, Ester ^b   Sabater, Sergi ^d  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Denitrification enzyme activity; Mediterranean; Net nitrogen mineralization; Riparian soil processes

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFIERS; MINERALIZATION RATES; NET NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; RIPARIAN SOIL PROCESSES;

DENITRIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL MOISTURE;

FORESTRY;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREST SOIL; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; REMINERALIZATION; RIPARIAN FOREST; SOIL MOISTURE; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; WET SEASON;

ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; FORESTS; SOIL;

EID: 34447504802     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.04.027     Document Type: Article

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