Use of natural heterogeneity in a small field site to explore the influence of the soil matrix on nitrogen mineralisation and nitrification

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 579-590

  Strong, D T ^a,b   Sale, P W G ^a   Helyar, K R ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

bulk density; nitrification; nitrogen mineralisation; pH; pH buffering capacity; soil microsites; soil variability

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; SOIL PH;

EID: 0030620235     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/S96056     Document Type: Article

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