Chronic nitrogen additions suppress decomposition and sequester soil carbon in temperate forests

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 305-316

  Frey, S D ^a   Ollinger, S ^a   Nadelhoffer, K ^b   Bowden, R ^c   Brzostek, E ^d   Burton, A ^e   Caldwell, B A ^f   Crow, S ^g   Goodale, C L ^h   Grandy, A S ^a   Finzi, A ⁱ   Kramer, M G ^j   Lajtha, K ^f   LeMoine, J ^b   Martin, M ^a   McDowell, W H ^a   Minocha, R ^k   Sadowsky, J J ^a   Templer, P H ⁱ   Wickings, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^h Cornell University ^*  (United States)

ⁱ USA   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^k USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station   (United States)

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Author keywords

Nitrogen deposition; Soil carbon; Temperate forest; Terrestrial carbon sink

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84918807173     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-014-0004-0     Document Type: Article

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