Changes in soil N status and N supply rates in agricultural land afforested with eucalypts in south-western Australia

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1527-1536

  O'Connell, A M ^a   Grove, T S ^a   Mendham, D S ^a   Rance, S J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Eucalyptus; Mineralization; Pasture; Soil nitrogen

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; MOISTURE; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ORGANIC MATTER; PLANTATION;

SOIL TESTING;

AFFORESTATION; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; MINERALIZATION; PASTURE; SOIL NITROGEN;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 0242659173     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(03)00242-6     Document Type: Article

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