Decomposing stumps influence carbon and nitrogen pools and fine-root distribution in soils

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 258, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2242-2248

  Sucre, Eric B ^a   Fox, Thomas R ^b  

^a WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposing stumps; Nutrient availability; Nutrient budgets; Soil heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

BULK SOILS; CARBON AND NITROGEN; DECAY CLASS; DECOMPOSING STUMPS; FINE-ROOT DYNAMICS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HARDWOOD STANDS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROSITES; MINERAL SOILS; NATIONAL FORESTS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT BUDGETS; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENT RETENTION; PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS; ROOT DISTRIBUTION; ROOT LENGTH; ROOT SURFACE AREA; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL FRACTIONS; SOIL HETEROGENEITY; SOIL NUTRIENTS; SOIL RESOURCES; SOIL VOLUME; STUDY SITES; VIRGINIA; WEIGHTED AVERAGES;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOMASS; BUDGET CONTROL; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; NUTRIENTS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

SOILS;

AMMONIUM; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT BUDGET; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL NUTRIENT;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOMASS; COST CONTROL; DECAY; ECOSYSTEMS; NUTRIENTS; SOIL;

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 70349769330     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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