Soil nitrogen mineralisation and organic matter composition revealed by 13C NMR spectroscopy under repeated prescribed burning in eucalypt forests of south-east Queensland

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 123-135

  Guinto, D F ^a   Saffigna, P G ^a   Xu, Z H ^a,b   House, A P N ^a,b   Perera, M C S ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fuel reduction burning; Soil C pools; Soil N availability

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL FERTILITY;

EID: 0032916060     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/S97034     Document Type: Article

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