Variations in soil N-mineralization and nitrification in seasonally dry tropical forest and savanna ecosystems in Vindhyan region, India

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-35

  Singh, Jay Shankar ^a   Kashyap, Ajai Kumar ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Forest; N mineralization; Nitrification; Savanna; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SAVANNA; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; TROPICAL FOREST; VEGETATION COVER;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MADHYA PRADESH; SOUTH ASIA; VINDHYA RANGE;

EID: 38549124875     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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