ISSN:
1573-2932
Keywords:
nitrogen mineralization
;
boreal forest
;
northern Michigan
;
nitrogen cycle
;
climate
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
Notes:
Abstract The correlation of soil temperature and moisture with inorganic N concentrations and net mineralization beneath major species types in mature boreal and northern hardwood forests was examined over a two year period. Soils beneath species types where the canopy was dominated byBetula papyrifera, Picea glauca, Alnus rugosa or, in northern hardwoods,Acer saccharum were studied. Net NO3 − mineralization varied by species type and net total inorganic nitrogen (N) mineralization varied by month and the interaction of species type with month. Soil NO3 − concentration and NO3 − mineralization were correlated for spruce, and inversely correlated for alder and maple. Soil NH4 + concentration and NH4 + mineralization were inversely correlated for alder and maple. In laboratory temperature and moisture treatments of birch, spruce and maple soils, NH4 + and total inorganic N-mineralization increased with temperature. The response to moisture was most evident for NO3 − mineralization in maple soils.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01182833
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