Influence of moisture regime and tree species composition on nitrogen cycling dynamics in hardwood forests of Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, USA

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 330-341

  Fabio, Eric S ^a,c   Arthur, Mary A ^a   Rhoades, Charles C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FORESTS; DETECTION LIMITS; HARDWOOD FORESTS; INHERENT VARIABILITIES; KENTUCKY; LOCAL TOPOGRAPHIES; MESIC SITES; N CYCLING; NATIONAL PARKS; NATURAL FACTORS; NITRIFICATION RATES; NITROGEN CYCLING; SITE SPECIFICS; SOIL CHEMISTRIES; SOIL LEACHATE; SOIL MOISTURE STATUS; SOIL SOLUTIONS; SPECIES COMPOSITIONS; SUGAR MAPLES; TEMPERATE FORESTS; TREE SPECIES COMPOSITIONS;

DENITRIFICATION; DYNAMICS; GROUNDWATER; LEACHING; MOISTURE CONTROL; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; PARKS; SOIL MOISTURE; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS;

FORESTRY;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; LEACHATE; MOISTURE CONTENT; NATIONAL PARK; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TEMPERATE FOREST; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; UNDERSTORY;

DYNAMICS; FORESTRY; GROUND WATER; LEACHING; MOISTURE; MOISTURE CONTROL; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; SOIL; SUGAR;

KENTUCKY; MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACER SACCHARUM;

EID: 64849102604     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-182     Document Type: Article

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