Low Nitrogen Retention in Soil and Litter under Conditions without Plants in a Subtropical Pine Plantation
Soil acts as a major sink for added nitrogen (N) in forests, but it remains unclear about the capacity of soil to immobilize N under conditions without plant roots and whether added N interacts with ecosystem N to affect N retention. We added 15NH415NO3 to in situ soil columns (with leaching) and le...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-07-01
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Series: | Forests |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/6/7/2387 |