Carbon and phosphorus transformations during decomposition of pine forest floor with different phosphorus status

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 197-204

  Saggar, S ^a   Parfitt, R L ^a   Salt, G ^a   Skinner, M F ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

C:P ratio; Forest floor; Gross phosphorus mineralization and immobilization; Microbial carbon; Microbial phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DECOMPOSITION; FERTILIZER EFFECT; FOREST; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT CYCLE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; PINUS RADIATA;

CARBON; FOREST FLOOR; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHATE MINERALIZATION; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0031838381     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050420     Document Type: Article

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