Soil carbon accumulation and nitrogen retention traits of four tree species grown in common gardens

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 309, Issue , 2013, Pages 47-57

  Gurmesa, Geshere Abdisa ^a,b   Schmidt, Inger Kappel ^a   Gundersen, Per ^a   Vesterdal, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Sino Danish Centre for Education and Research (SDC)   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Effects of site; Nitrate concentration; Nitrogen retention; Soil C N ratios; Soil carbon; Tree species

Indexed keywords

EFFECTS OF SITE; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN RETENTION; SOIL C/N RATIO; SOIL CARBON; TREE SPECIES;

CARBON; FORESTRY; MINERALS; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL MOISTURE; TEXTURES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ACID SOIL; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST FLOOR; NITRATE; PH; RHIZOSPHERE; SITE EFFECT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL TYPE; TURNOVER;

CARBON; CONCENTRATION; FORESTRY; MOISTURE; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PLANTS; POLLUTION; SOIL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TEXTURE; TREES;

DENMARK;

CONIFEROPHYTA; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; LARIX; LARIX KAEMPFERI; PICEA ABIES; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 84884814176     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.02.015     Document Type: Article

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