Linking Carbon Saturation Concepts to Nitrogen Saturation and Retention

Ecosystems

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 175-187

  Castellano, Michael J ^a,b   Kaye, Jason P ^b   Lin, Henry ^b   Schmidt, John P ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

gross nitrification; gross nitrogen mineralization; net; nitrification; nitrogen retention; particulate organic matter; soil; texture

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; CORRELATION; FRACTIONATION; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SATURATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TEXTURE; STABILIZATION; VEGETATION TYPE;

MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857782887     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-011-9501-3     Document Type: Article

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