A cross-site comparison of factors influencing soil nitrification rates in northeastern USA forested watersheds

Ecosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 158-178

  Ross, Donald S ^a   Wemple, Beverley C ^a   Jamison, Austin E ^b   Fredriksen, Guinevere ^c   Shanley, James B ^d   Lawrence, Gregory B ^d   Bailey, Scott W ^e   Campbell, John L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Blue Ridge Division   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer saccharum; Acidic deposition; Ammonification; Conifers; Nitrogen transformations; Picea rubens; Soil calcium

Indexed keywords

ACID DEPOSITION; AMMONIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; NITRIFICATION; SOIL NITROGEN; TRANSFORMATION; WATERSHED;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA RUBENS;

EID: 58849129433     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-008-9214-4     Document Type: Article

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