Effects of Changing Temperature on Gross N Transformation Rates in Acidic Subtropical Forest Soils
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Soil Sampling
2.2. 15N tracing Experiment
2.3. Analysis of Soil Properties
2.4. Calculations and Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Changes in Concentrations and 15N Enrichments of Mineral N
3.2. Influences of Temperature on Net N Transformation Rates
3.3. Influences of Temperature on Gross N Transformation Rates
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Dan, X.; Chen, Z.; Dai, S.; He, X.; Cai, Z.; Zhang, J.; Müller, C. Effects of Changing Temperature on Gross N Transformation Rates in Acidic Subtropical Forest Soils. Forests 2019, 10, 894. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10100894
Dan X, Chen Z, Dai S, He X, Cai Z, Zhang J, Müller C. Effects of Changing Temperature on Gross N Transformation Rates in Acidic Subtropical Forest Soils. Forests. 2019; 10(10):894. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10100894
Chicago/Turabian StyleDan, Xiaoqian, Zhaoxiong Chen, Shenyan Dai, Xiaoxiang He, Zucong Cai, Jinbo Zhang, and Christoph Müller. 2019. "Effects of Changing Temperature on Gross N Transformation Rates in Acidic Subtropical Forest Soils" Forests 10, no. 10: 894. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10100894