Nitrogen dynamics across silvicultural canopy gaps in young forests of western Oregon

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 258, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 273-287

  Thiel, Aaron L ^a   Perakis, Steven S ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mineralization; Nitrification; Nitrogen cycling; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Silvicultural canopy gaps; Western Oregon

Indexed keywords

MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN CYCLING; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; SILVICULTURAL CANOPY GAPS; WESTERN OREGON;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; DENITRIFICATION; FLOORS; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; LANDFORMS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINING; MOISTURE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; RESINS; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY GAP; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOREST FLOOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; ION EXCHANGE; LITTERFALL; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RESIN; SILVICULTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; STAND STRUCTURE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; FLOORS; FORESTRY; ION EXCHANGE; MINERALS; MINING; MOISTURE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; SILICATES; SOIL; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 67349180636     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.04.015     Document Type: Article

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