The effects of organic amendments on the restoration of a disturbed coastal sage scrub habitat

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 52-58

  Zink, Thomas A ^a   Allen, Michael F ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PLANT GROWTH;

CALIFORNIA SAGEBRUSH; COASTAL SAGE SCRUB; MULCH; ORGANIC AMENDMENT; RESTORATION; WILD OAT;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0031662732     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-100x.1998.00617.x     Document Type: Article

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