Effect of slash burning on nutrient removal and soil fertility in Chinese fir and evergreen broadleaved forests of mid-subtropical China

Pedosphere

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-96

  Yusheng, Yang ^a   Jianfen, Guo ^a   Guangshui, Chen ^a   Zongming, He ^a   Jinsheng, Xie ^a  

^a FUJIAN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese fir; Evergreen broadleaved forest; Nutrient removal; Slash burning; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIOMASS BURNING; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SOIL FERTILITY;

CHINA; FUJIAN PROVINCE;

ABIES; CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA; LANCEOLATA;

EID: 0042428785     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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