Interpretation of soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in agricultural and afforested soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1620-1628

  Paul, E A ^a   Morris, S J ^b   Six, J ^a,d   Paustian, K ^a   Gregorich, E G ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY);

MEAN RESIDENCE TIMES (MRT);

SOILS;

AFFORESTATION; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; FOREST SOIL; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN;

(EAST); NORTH AMERICA;

CONIFEROPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0141456198     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2003.1620     Document Type: Conference Paper

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