Antagonistic effects of species on C respiration and net N mineralization in soils from mixed coniferous plantations

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 257, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1112-1118

  Dijkstra, Feike A ^a   West, Jason B ^a   Hobbie, Sarah E ^a   Reich, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antagonistic effects; Boreal forest; Mixture; Monoculture; Net N mineralization; SOM decomposition; Synergistic effects; Tree species

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; DYNAMICS; FORESTRY; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOILS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

ANTAGONISTIC EFFECTS; BOREAL FOREST; MONOCULTURE; NET N MINERALIZATION; SOM DECOMPOSITION; SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS; TREE SPECIES;

MIXTURES;

ANTAGONISM; BIODEGRADATION; BOREAL FOREST; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST DYNAMICS; LEAF LITTER; LIGNIN; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; MIXED FOREST; MONOCULTURE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PLANTATION; RESPIRATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOMASS; DYNAMICS; ENERGY; ENZYMES; FORESTRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MIXTURES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; SOIL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TREES;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

LARIX; LARIX LARICINA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS STROBUS;

EID: 58149277128     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.11.014     Document Type: Article

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