Soil carbon and nutrients in a Coastal oregon Douglas-fir plantation with red alder

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 232-239

  Cromack Jr , Kermit ^a   Miller, Richard E ^b   Helgerson, Ole T ^c   Smith, Robert B ^d   Anderson, Harry W ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Forestry Sciences Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; LOGGING (FORESTRY); PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETATION;

ALNUS RUBRA; PSEUDOTSUGA;

SOILS;

NUTRIENT CYCLING; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT;

OREGON; UNITED STATES;

ALNUS RUBRA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0344859884     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.03615995006300010034x     Document Type: Article

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