Topography as a key factor driving atmospheric nitrogen exchanges in arctic terrestrial ecosystems

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 96-112

  Stewart, Katherine J ^a,b   Grogan, Paul ^c   Coxson, Darwyn S ^d   Siciliano, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b YUKON COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Denitrification; Mineralization; Nitrification; Nitrifier denitrification; Nitrogen; Nitrogen cycling; Nitrogen fixation; Nitrous oxide; Soil

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC; ARCTIC TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; BIOLOGICAL SOIL CRUSTS; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION AND DENITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLING; NITROUS OXIDE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY;

DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEMS; MINERALOGY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUTRIENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; TOPOGRAPHY;

PROCESS CONTROL;

AMMONIUM; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CYANOBACTERIUM; DENITRIFICATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IDENTIFICATION KEY; INHIBITION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROUS OXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; PREDICTION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; TOPOGRAPHY;

ARCTIC;

EID: 84891900768     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.12.005     Document Type: Review

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