Changes in soil carbon and nitrogen after contrasting land-use transitions in northeastern Costa Rica

Ecosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 134-146

  Powers, Jennifer S ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Deforestation; Intensification of agriculture; Land use change; Reforestation; Soil carbon; Soil nitrogen

Indexed keywords

LAND USE CHANGE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; REFORESTATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

VOCHYSIA; VOCHYSIA GUATEMALENSIS;

EID: 1842713132     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-003-0123-2     Document Type: Article

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