The nature and potential causes of nutrient hotspots in a Sierra Nevada forest soil

Soil Science

Volumn 176, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 596-610

  Johnson, Dale W ^a   Miller, Watkins W ^a   Rau, Benjamin M ^a   Meadows, Matthew W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

forest soil; interflow; Nutrient hotspots; resins; soil extractions

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERN; FOREST SOIL; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; RESIN; SAMPLING; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL NUTRIENT;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80955148929     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SS.0b013e31823120a2     Document Type: Article

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