Afforestation of pastures with Pinus radiata influences soil carbon and nitrogen pools and mineralisation and microbial properties

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1303-1318

  Ross, D J ^a   Tate, K R ^a   Scott, N A ^a,b   Wilde, R H ^a   Rodda, N J ^a   Townsend, J A ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Extractable organic nitrogen; Grassland; Land use change; Metabolic quotient; Microbial biomass; Nitrification; Paired sites; qCO2

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; NITROGEN;

AFFORESTATION;

SOILS;

AFFORESTATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; PASTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN;

NEW ZEALAND;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0036918705     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR02020     Document Type: Article

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