Nitrogen and phosphorus mineralisation in Pinus radiata harvest residue samples from a coastal sand

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 347-360

  Parfitt, R L ^a   Ross, D J ^a   Salt, G J ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clearfelling; Leaching losses; Microbial biomass; Nutrient availability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001304796     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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