The small-scale pattern of seepage water nitrate concentration in an N saturated spruce forest is regulated by net N mineralization in the organic layer

Plant and Soil

Volumn 310, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 167-179

  Matejek, B ^a   Kohlpaintner, M ^b   Gasche, R ^a   Huber, C ^b   Dannenmann, M ^a   Papen, H ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gross nitrification; N saturation; Net N mineralization; Net nitrification; Nitrate leaching; Norway spruce

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST SOIL; HOMOGENEITY; LEACHING; MINERALIZATION; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RHIZOSPHERE; SATURATION; SEEPAGE; SOIL RESPIRATION; WATER CONTENT;

BAVARIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; HOGLWALD;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 49649089053     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-008-9643-z     Document Type: Article

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