Soil nitrogen transformations under alternative management strategies in Appalachian forests

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 558-565

  Coates, T Adam ^a   Boerner, Ralph E J ^b   Waldrop, Thomas A ^c   Yaussy, Daniel A ^c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; NITRIFICATION; SOILS;

ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; APPALACHIAN FORESTS; SOIL NITROGEN TRANSFORMATIONS;

NITROGEN;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; SOILS;

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DETRITUS; FOREST FIRE; FOREST HEALTH; GROWING SEASON; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL NITROGEN; UNDERSTORY; WILDFIRE;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; SOIL;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40849102850     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0313     Document Type: Article

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