Soil stripping and replacement for the rehabilitation of bauxite-mined land at Weipa. II. Soil organic matter dynamics in mine soil chronosequences

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 371-393

  Schwenke, G D ^a,b   Ayre, L ^b   Mulligan, D R ^a   Bell, L C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Tamworth Centre for Crop Improvement   (Australia)

^c Australian Ctr Mining Environ Res   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronosequence; Light fraction; Nitrogen mineralisation; Organic carbon; Organic matter accumulation; Particle size fractions

Indexed keywords

BAUXITE; CHRONOSEQUENCE; LAND RECLAMATION; MINE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL REMEDIATION;

AUSTRALIA;

BRACHIARIA; KHAYA SENEGALENSIS; POACEAE; STYLOSANTHES; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA;

EID: 0034127969     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR99044     Document Type: Article

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