Observed and modelled soil carbon and nitrogen changes after planting a Pinus radiata stand onto former pasture

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 247-257

  Kirschbaum, Miko U F ^a,b,c   Guo, LanBin ^c,d   Gifford, Roger M ^c,d  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Research School of Biological Sciences   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

C:N ratio; CenW; Model; Nitrogen; Pasture; Pine; Reforestation; Soil carbon

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ECOSYSTEMS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN FIXATION;

NITROGEN CYCLING MODELS; PINE FOREST; PINUS RADIATA; REFORESTING PASTURE LANDS;

SOILS;

BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; MODELING; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT LOSS; PASTURE; PLANTATION; REFORESTATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; CANBERRA;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 35348924878     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.08.021     Document Type: Article

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