Seasonal dynamics of soil respiration and N mineralization in chronically warmed and fertilized soils

Ecosphere

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Contosta, A R ^a   Frey, S D ^a   Cooper, A B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nitrogen fertilization; Nitrogen mineralization; Season; Soil respiration; Soil warming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860116326     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21508925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/ES10-00133.1     Document Type: Article

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