The influence of soil scarification on the turn-over rate of slash needles and nutrient release

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1-4, 1994, Pages 170-179

  Johansson, Maj Britt ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Calcium; Magnesium; Needle decomposition; Nitrogen; Nutrient mineralization; Phosphorous; Potassium; Soil scarification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0028045608     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827589409382828     Document Type: Article

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