The influence of soil fertility on rhizosphere effects in northern hardwood forest soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 453-461

  Phillips, Richard P ^a,b   Fahey, Timothy J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; NUTRIENTS;

MINERALIZATION RATES; PHOSPHATASE ENZYME ACTIVITY; RHIZOSPHERE EFFECTS;

SOILS;

BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; NUTRIENTS; SOILS;

BIOMASS; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST SOIL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

BIOMASS; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; NUTRIENTS; SOIL;

HUBBARD BROOK EXPERIMENTAL FOREST; NEW HAMPSHIRE; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 40849094683     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0389     Document Type: Article

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