A modified nitrogen budget for temperate deciduous forests in an advanced stage of nitrogen saturation

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Davis, S C ^a   Hessl, A E ^a   Thomas, R B ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITIES; CARBON SEQUESTRATIONS; ECOSYSTEM PROCESS; ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTIVITIES; FERNOW EXPERIMENTAL FORESTS; FOLIAR N; FOREST GROWTHS; FOREST PRODUCTIVITIES; IMPROVE-A; N AVAILABILITIES; N CYCLING; N SATURATIONS; NEW DESCRIPTIONS; NITROGEN BUDGETS; NITROGEN CYCLING; NITROGEN SATURATIONS; ORIGINAL MODELS; PRODUCTIVITY MODELS; TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FORESTS;

ECOSYSTEMS; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRODUCTIVITY;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NITROGEN CYCLE; SATURATION; TEMPERATE FOREST;

EID: 64549157164     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GB003187     Document Type: Article

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