The role of atmospheric n deposition in soil acidification in forest ecosystems

Ecology Research Progress

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 47-77

  Ok, Yong Sik ^a   Chang, Scott X ^a   Feng, Yongsheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidification; Aluminum; Buffer Capacity; Ca Al Ratio; Critical Load; Mineralization; N Saturation; Nitrate; Nitrification; Nitrogen leaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960046749     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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