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Can I read Nitrogen Conservation in a Tropical Rain Forest on EtoBox?
Nitrogen Conservation in a Tropical Rain Forest by C. F. Jordan; R. L. Todd; G. Escalante is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Nitrogen Conservation in a Tropical Rain Forest about?
A series of plots in an Amazonian Rain Forest were trenched and treated with calcium to determine the effects of perturbation on numbers and activity of nitrifying bacteria. Although treatment resulted in between 2 and 26% of the nitrogen being lost from the humus layer, virtually all of it was in the NH form. Numbers of nitrifying bacteria in the plots were relatively low. The low numbers and low activity of nitrifying bacteria is attributed to the low pH and high concentration of tannins in the root mat. It is hypothesized that the suppression of nitrifying bacteria results in nitrogen conservation in the rain forest.
Who reads Nitrogen Conservation in a Tropical Rain Forest?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Environmental Science.
- Author
- C. F. Jordan; R. L. Todd; G. Escalante
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag; Springer Verlag; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 0029-8549)
- Published
- 1979
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)