Fertilizer and previous land use effects on C and N mineralization in soils from Eucalyptus globulus plantations

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 1791-1798

  Aggangan, R T ^a   O'Connell, A M ^b   McGrath, J F ^c   Dell, B ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Dept of Conserv and Land Mgmt ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; MICROBE RESPIRATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROLYSIMETRY; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN;

CARBON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LAND USE; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN;

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 0032214008     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(98)00045-5     Document Type: Article

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