Accumulation of carbon and nitrogen by old arable land reverting to woodland

Global Change Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 942-955

  Poulton, P R ^a   Pye, E ^a   Hargreaves, P R ^a   Jenkinson, D S ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accumulation of C and N in regenerating trees; Accumulation of C and N in soil under regenerating woodland; Soil organic matter; Woodland regeneration

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GLOBAL CHANGE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OLD FIELD; REGENERATION; SUCCESSION; WOODLAND;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ACER; ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS; CRATAEGUS; CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 0037743670     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2486.2003.00633.x     Document Type: Article

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