Alga- and Lichen-Stabilized Surface Crusts as Soil Nitrogen Sources
Shields LM, Mitchell C, Drouet F. 1957. Alga- and Lichen-Stabilized Surface Crusts as Soil Nitrogen Sources. American Journal of Botany. 44(6):489-498
Report based on observations from the Tularosa Basin, Lincoln and Otero Counties, New Mexico, the latter of which includes a part of White Sands National Monument. This study reports on seasonal occurrence and the comparison of amino nitrogen and combined nitrite and nitrate on surface and subsurface strata.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Shields, Lora; Mitchell, Charles; Drouet, Francis
- Units
- WHSA
- Keywords
- Algae, Lichen (Mycophycophyta), Nitrogen (N), Plant Studies, Stabilization (Erosion Control)