Nitrogen and carbon dynamics in prairie vegetation strips across topographical gradients in mixed Central Iowa agroecosystems

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 188, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-11

  Pérez Suárez, Marlín ^a,b   Castellano, Michael J ^a   Kolka, Randall ^c   Asbjornsen, Heidi ^d   Helmers, Matthew ^e  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^e Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Carbon; N cycling; Plant litter; Plant n uptake

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CROPPING PRACTICE; GROWING SEASON; LEAF LITTER; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ORGANIC CARBON; PRAIRIE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TOPOGRAPHY; WATERSHED;

IOWA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84895791573     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.01.023     Document Type: Article

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