Forest floor composition and ammonia loss from urea in a loblolly pine plantation

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 630-637

  Kissel, D E ^a   Cabrera, M L ^a   Vaio, N ^a   Craig, J R ^a   Rema, J A ^a   Morris, L A ^a  

^a School of Forest Resour   (Georgia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARE SOILS; FIELD STUDIES; FOREST FLOORS; FOREST MANAGEMENTS; FOREST PRODUCTIONS; FOREST SOILS; LABORATORY STUDIES; LOBLOLLY PINE PLANTATIONS; MID ROTATIONS; MINERAL SOILS; PH BUFFERING CAPACITIES; PINE FORESTS; PINUS TAEDA; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SOIL LAYERS; SOIL PH; SURFACE APPLICATIONS; UREA HYDROLYSIS;

AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FLOORS; METABOLISM; MINERALS; MINING; NEEDLES; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS; SORPTION; UREA;

FORESTRY;

AMMONIA; EVERGREEN FOREST; EVERGREEN TREE; FERTILIZER; FOREST FLOOR; HUMUS; NITROGEN; PH; PLANTATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SOIL SURVEY; SORPTION; UREA;

AMMONIA; FORESTRY; HUMIDITY; METABOLISM; MINERALS; MINING; SILICATES; SOIL; SORPTION; UREA;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 62549117068     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2007.0377     Document Type: Article

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