Catchment litter: A phosphorus source mobilized during seasonal rainfall

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-186

  McComb, A J ^a   Qiu, S ^a   Bell, R W ^a   Davis, J A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gilvin; Litter turnover; Litterfall; P source; Phosphorus leaching; Swan Coastal Plain

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; COASTAL WETLAND; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEACHATE; LEACHING; LEAF LITTER; LITTERFALL; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WET SEASON;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SWAN COASTAL PLAIN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33846881759     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-006-9055-5     Document Type: Article

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