Long-term impacts of agriculture on soil carbon and nitrogen in New England forests

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2314-2330

  Compton, Jana E ^a,b   Boone, Richard D ^a,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Cultivation; Land use history; Light fraction; Nitrification; Nitrogen mineralization; Organic matter; Pastures; Phosphorus; Reforestation; Vegetation effects; Woodlots; 15N natural abundance

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CULTIVATION; REFORESTATION; SOIL NUTRIENT;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033850862     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[2314:LTIOAO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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