Burning causes long-term changes in soil organic matter content of a South African grassland

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 677-687

  Fynn, R W S ^a   Haynes, R J ^a   O'Connor, T G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Burning; Grassland; Light fraction; Microbial biomass; Nitrogen; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EXTRACTION; FERTILIZERS; SOIL TESTING; SURFACES;

SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

BIOMASS BURNING; GRASSLAND SOIL; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; EXTRACTION; SOIL; SURFACES;

SOUTH AFRICA;

PENNISETUM;

EID: 0038737991     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(03)00054-3     Document Type: Article

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