Soil organic carbon and nutrient status in old-growth montane coniferous forest watersheds, Isla Chiloe, Chile

Plant and Soil

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 251-258

  Zarin, Daniel J ^a   Johnson, Arthur H ^b   Thomas, Suzanne M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon:nitrogen ratio; Cordillera de Piuchue; Ecosystem Study; Exchangeable cations; Montane forest soils; Old growth temperate forests; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

BASELINE CONDITIONS; MONTANE FOREST; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL NUTRIENT;

CHILE;

FITZROYA CUPRESSOIDES; PILGERODENDRON UVIFERA; TEPUALIA STIPULARIS;

EID: 0031854405     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004375920790     Document Type: Article

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