Grazing intensity effects on soil nitrogen mineralization in semi-arid grassland on the Loess Plateau of northern China

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-75

  Liu, Tianzeng ^a   Nan, Zhibiao ^a   Hou, Fujiang ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Grassland; Grazing intensity; Inorganic nitrogen; Mineralization; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; GRAZING; GROWING SEASON; MINERALIZATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIARID REGION; SHEEP; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TRANSFORMATION;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 80051663967     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-011-9445-1     Document Type: Article

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