Factors affecting the nitrogen status of soils and ground flora in Beech woodlands

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 198, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 1-14

  Kennedy, F ^a   Pitman, R ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ellenberg analysis; Nitrogen cycling; Soil nitrate leaching

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; MAPPING; NITROGEN; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); VEGETATION; WOOD;

FOLIAR NITROGEN LEVELS; GROUND FLORA; SOIL WATER FLUX;

SOILS;

NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL NUTRIENT; VEGETATION; WOODLAND;

DATA BASES; MAPPING; NITROGEN; PLANTS; PRECIPITATION; SOIL; WOOD;

FAGUS; RUBUS;

EID: 3543137181     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.02.065     Document Type: Article

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