Heterotrophic respiration and nitrogen mineralisation in soils of Norway spruce, Scots pine and silver birch stands in contrasting climates

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 269, Issue , 2012, Pages 197-205

  Olsson, Bengt A ^a   Hansson, Karna ^a   Persson, Tryggve ^a   Beuker, Egbert ^b   Helmisaari, Heljä Sisko ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Betula pendula; Carbon mineralisation; Earthworms; Nitrogen mineralisation; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris

Indexed keywords

BETULA PENDULA; CARBON MINERALISATION; EARTHWORMS; NITROGEN MINERALISATION; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

CLIMATOLOGY; CURIUM; IGNEOUS ROCKS; LAKES; MINERALOGY; NITROGEN; SOILS;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; BIOTURBATION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; HUMUS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; POPULATION SIZE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION; TOPSOIL;

BETULA PUBESCENS; CLIMATES; LAKES; NITROGEN; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; RESPIRATION; SOIL;

FENNOSCANDIA; FINLAND; KIVALO; LAPPI [FINLAND]; SWEDEN;

BETULA PENDULA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84856505100     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.12.031     Document Type: Article

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