Nitrogen and carbon biogeochemistry in forest sites along an indirect urban-rural gradient in Southeastern Michigan

Forests

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 643-665

  Kahan, Ari Y ^a   Currie, William S ^a   Brown, Daniel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; C N ratio; Carbon; Human dominated; Landscape; Nitrogen; Urban rural gradient; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON; CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HOUSING; NITROGEN; RURAL AREAS; SOILS; VEGETATION;

C/N RATIO; CARBON BIOGEOCHEMISTRIES; HOUSING DENSITY; HUMAN-DOMINATED; LANDSCAPE; PROTECTED AREAS; SOIL NITROGEN CONTENT; URBAN-RURAL GRADIENTS;

FORESTRY;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LANDSCAPE; PROTECTED AREA; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; URBANIZATION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

CARBON; CONSERVATION; NITROGEN; PLANTS; SOIL;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

ACER; CARYA; QUERCUS;

EID: 84902687202     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/f5040643     Document Type: Article

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