Carbon and nitrogen transformations in New Zealand plantation forest soils from sites with different N status

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 967-976

  Scott, Neal A ^a   Parfitt, Roger L ^a   Ross, Des J ^a   Salt, Gareth J ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SANDY SOIL;

NEW ZEALAND;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0031787999     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-067     Document Type: Article

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