Nitrogen Mineralization and Leaching in the Early Stages of a Subtropical Reforestation in Southern China

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 313-322

  Wang, Faming ^a,b   Zhu, Weixing ^c   Xia, Hanping ^a   Fu, Shenglei ^a   Li, Zhian ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotic species; N leaching; N mineralization; Native species; Nitrification; Reforestation; Southern China

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LEACHING; MINERALIZATION; MONOCULTURE; NATIVE SPECIES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; PLANTATION; REFORESTATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHRUBLAND; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

CHINA;

ACACIA; ACACIA CRASSICARPA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS UROPHYLLA;

EID: 78449253974     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2009.00642.x     Document Type: Article

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