Response of soil nitrogen retention to the interactive effects of soil texture, hydrology, and organic matter

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 280-290

  Castellano, Michael J ^a   Lewis, David Bruce ^b   Kaye, Jason P ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

nitrogen saturation; soil organic carbon; soil texture

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; HILLSLOPE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; RETENTION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL TYPE; STOICHIOMETRY; VADOSE ZONE;

EID: 84880118256     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrg.20015     Document Type: Review

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