Alteration of belowground carbon dynamics by nitrogen addition in southern California mixed conifer forests

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Nowinski, Nicole S ^a   Trumbore, Susan E ^a   Jimenez, Gloria ^b   Fenn, Mark E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; DEPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NITROGEN;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN BERNARDINO; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 70349231149     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JG000801     Document Type: Article

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