Annual net nitrogen mineralization and litter flux in well-drained downy birch, Norway spruce and Scots pine forest ecosystems

• Published in: Silva fennica (Helsinki, Finland : 1967) Vol. 52; no. 4; p. 1
• Main Authors: Becker, Hardo, Aosaar, Jürgen, Varik, Mats, Morozov, Gunnar, Aun, Kristiina, Mander, Ülo, Soosaar, Kaido, Uri, Veiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Helsinki Suomen Metsatieteellinen Seura 2018; Finnish Society of Forest Science
• Subjects: Ammonification; Betula pubescens; Carbon/nitrogen ratio; Coniferous forests; Correlation analysis; Fertility; Fluctuations; Flux; Forest ecosystems; Leaf litter; Mineralization; Nitrification; Nitrogen; Peatlands; Picea abies; Pine; Pine trees; Pinus sylvestris; Polyethylene; Polyethylenes; Soil dynamics; Soil fertility; Soil properties; Soil temperature; Terrestrial ecosystems; Trees; Norway

The main aim of the current study was to estimate the annual net nitrogen mineralization (NNM) flux in stands of different tree species growing on drained peatlands, as well as to clarify the effect of tree species, soil properties and litter on annual NNM dynamics. Three study sites were set up in...