In a northwestern Connecticut forest, we quantified the carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) content
of the forest floor and the top 15 cm of mineral soil and the rate of midsummer net N …

The knowledge of tree species effects on soil C and N pools is scarce, particularly for
European deciduous tree species. We studied forest floor and mineral soil carbon and …

Nitrogen-fixing tree species have larger effects on forest soils than other species, and these
effects include consistent increases in soil organic matter and carbon (C). Across 19 case …

Forests embedded in an urban matrix are a useful venue for investigating the effects of
multiple factors such as climate change, altered disturbance regimes and species invasions …

Abstract Information on tree species effects on soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks is scattered
and there have been few attempts to synthesize results for forest floor and mineral soil C …

Forest ecosystems in most industrialized and agricultural regions receive elevated rates of
atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition from air pollution. To evaluate the effects of excess N …

Terrestrial ecosystem models assume that high quality litter leads to the formation of high
quality organic C and N in mineral soil, and that increased soil clay content decreases soil C …

This study examines the effect of four tree species on nitrogen (N) retention within forested
catchments of the Catskill Mountains, New York (NY). We conducted a 300-day 15 N field …

Although understanding of nitrogen cycling and nitrification in forest ecosystems has
improved greatly over the past several decades, our ability to characterize spatial patterns is …

Almost half of the total organic carbon (C) in terrestrial ecosystems is stored in forest soils.
By altering rates of input or release of C from soils, forest management activities can …