Influence of nitrite accumulation in association with seasonal patterns and mineralization of soil nitrogen in a semi-arid pine forest

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 415-424

  Gelfand, Ilya ^a   Yakir, Dan ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Mediterranean climate; Nitrate; Nitrification; Nitrite; Nitrogen deposition; Pine forest; Semi arid

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FORESTRY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN;

MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; PINE FORESTS; SEMI-ARID REGIONS;

SOILS;

AFFORESTATION; AMMONIUM; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST SOIL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; NITRATE; NITRITE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; REWETTING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUBLAND; SOIL NITROGEN;

FORESTS; NITRITES; PINUS; SOIL;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 36048966591     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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