Soil microbial C, N, and P, and microfaunal populations under Pinus radiata and grazed pasture land-use systems

Pedobiologia

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 549-565

  Yeates, G W ^a   Saggar, S ^a   Daly, B K ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Enchytraeids; Grassland; Land use; Microbial biomass; Nematodes; pH; Pinus radiata

Indexed keywords

FOREST; LAND USE CHANGE; PASTURE; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

MANAWATU; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; ENCHYTRAEIDAE; NEMATODA; PINACEAE; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0030730522     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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