Seasonal variation in nitrogen uptake and turnover in two high-elevation soils: Mineralization responses are site-dependent

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 253-270

  Miller, Amy E ^a,d,e   Schimel, Joshua P ^a   Sickman, James O ^b   Skeen, Kevin ^a   Meixner, Thomas ^c   Melack, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine; Microbial N dynamics; Nitrification; Seasonal transitions; Snowmelt; Winter

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; INCUBATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRIFICATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOWMELT; SOIL NITROGEN; WINTER;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63149137001     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-009-9301-4     Document Type: Article

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