Nitrogen and phosphorus mineralization in three wetland types in Southeast Alaska, USA

Wetlands

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-53

  Fellman, Jason B ^a,b   D'Amore, David V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Bog; Forested wetland; Nitrification; Riparian wetland

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BOG; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PH; PHOSPHORUS; RIPARIAN ZONE; SOIL NUTRIENT; WETLAND;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55949092614     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2007)27[44:NAPMIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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