Impact of harvest residue management on soil nitrogen dynamics in Eucalyptus globulus plantations in south western Australia

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-48

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

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Harvest residues; Nitrogen mineralization; Plantation forests

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FERTILIZERS; GROWTH KINETICS; HARVESTING; MOISTURE; NITROGEN; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WOOD;

SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MOISTURE;

SOIL MECHANICS;

CROP RESIDUE; CROP ROTATION; MINERALIZATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL NITROGEN;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 0842332809     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2003.08.017     Document Type: Article

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