Conversion of grassland to coniferous woodland has limited effects on soil nitrogen cycle processes

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2627-2633

  McKinley, Duncan C ^a   Rice, Charles W ^b   Blair, John M ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Extractable N; Forest encroachment; Grassland; Isotope dilution; Juniperus; Microbial biomass; Mineralization; Nitrification; Nitrogen cycling; Prairie

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTABLE N; FOREST ENCROACHMENT; GRASSLAND; ISOTOPE DILUTION; JUNIPERUS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLING; PRAIRIE;

SOILS;

AMMONIFICATION; BIOMASS; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DILUTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PRAIRIE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WOODLAND;

NORTH AMERICA;

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA; POACEAE;

EID: 51549098330     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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