Nitrogen Addition Increases Carbon Storage in Soils, But Not in Trees, in an Eastern U.S. Deciduous Forest

Ecosystems

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 980-1001

  Lovett, Gary M ^a   Arthur, Mary A ^b   Weathers, Kathleen C ^a   Fitzhugh, Ross D ^c   Templer, Pamela H ^d  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon; Catskill mountains; fertilization; forest; nitrogen; nitrogen deposition

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST FLOOR; MINERALIZATION; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SEED; SOIL NUTRIENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TREE;

APPALACHIANS; CATSKILL MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; CONIUM; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; QUERCUS RUBRA; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 84881544518     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-013-9662-3     Document Type: Article

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