N mineralization and nitrification in a primary Lithocarpus xylocarpus forest and degraded vegetation in the Ailao Mountain, Yunnan Province

Acta Botanica Sinica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 194-201

  Li, Gui Cai ^a,b   Han, Xing Guo ^a   Huang, Jian Hui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Lithocarpus xylocarpus forest; Net ammonification rate (RA); Net mineralization rate (RM); Net nitrification rate (RN)

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PLANTATION; SOIL NITROGEN;

AILAO MOUNTAINS; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YUNNAN;

LITHOCARPUS; LITHOCARPUS XYLOCARPUS; QUERCUS; XYLOCARPUS;

EID: 85041109739     PISSN: 16726650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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