Nitrogen mineralisation in the soil of indigenous oak and pine plantation forests in a Mediterranean environment

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-17

  Arslan, Hülya ^a   Güleryüz, Gürcan ^a   Kirmizi, Serap ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Mediterranean; N Mineralisation; Nitrification; Oak forest; Pine plantation

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449147188     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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