Comparison of in situ methods to measure N mineralization rates in forest soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 145-147

  Durán, Jorge ^a   Morse, Jennifer L ^a   Groffman, Peter M ^a  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Buried bag; Covered cylinder; Forest soils; Intact cores; Nitrogen mineralization

Indexed keywords

BURIED BAG; COVERED-CYLINDER; FOREST SOILS; INTACT CORES; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION;

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FORESTRY; MINERALOGY;

SOILS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYLINDER; DIAMETER; FOREST SOIL; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MINERALIZATION; PALEOSOL; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL NITROGEN; STANDARDIZATION;

CYLINDERS; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; SOIL;

EID: 84455174003     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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