Surface soil changes in base cation concentrations in fertilised hardwood and softwood plantations in Australia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 191, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 253-265

  Mitchell, A D ^a   Smethurst, P J ^a,b  

^a Coop Res Ctr Sustainable Prod F ^*  (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus plantations; Exchangeable magnesium; Exchangeable potassium; Nitrogen fertiliser; Pinus plantations; Soil solution magnesium; Soil solution potassium

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; FERTILIZERS; HARDWOODS; LEACHING; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POSITIVE IONS; SOFTWOODS; SOILS;

FERTILIZATION; PLANTATIONS;

FORESTRY;

CATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST SOIL; PLANTATION FORESTRY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 1542786343     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2003.12.011     Document Type: Article

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