Changes in soil nitrogen availability due to stand development and management practices on semi-arid sandy lands, in Northern China

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 481-491

  Chen, F S ^a,b   Zeng, D H ^b   Fahey, T J ^c  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Ion exchange resin bag method; Keerqin sandy lands; Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica Livt.; Soil N transformation

Indexed keywords

GROWING SEASON; LIMITING FACTORS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; N AVAILABILITY; N TRANSFORMATION; NORTHERN CHINA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PINUS SYLVESTRIS VAR. MONGOLICA LIVT.; PLANT GROWTH; SEMI ARID; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL QUALITY; STAND DEVELOPMENT; STUDY AREAS;

DENITRIFICATION; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; POSITIVE IONS; REFORESTATION; SOILS; VALUE ENGINEERING;

ION EXCHANGE;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CONIFEROUS TREE; ESTIMATION METHOD; NITRIFICATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL NITROGEN; TRANSFORMATION;

CHINA; KERQIN DESERT;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 76849103291     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.924     Document Type: Article

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