Soil carbon and nitrogen changes after clearing mulga (Acacia aneura) vegetation in Queensland, Australia: Observations, simulations and scenario analysis

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 392-405

  Kirschbaum, Miko U F ^a,b,c   Harms, Ben ^b,d   Mathers, Nicole J ^b,d   Dalal, Ram C ^b,d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Research School of Biological Sciences   (Australia)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d Department of Natural Resources and Water ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

CenW; Deforestation; Land use change; Model; Mulga; Soil carbon; Soil nitrogen

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; LAND USE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; ORGANIC CARBON; SOILS;

LAND USE CHANGE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN;

VEGETATION;

ANGIOSPERM; BIOMASS; CARBON BUDGET; DEFORESTATION; LAND USE CHANGE; LEGUME; MINERALIZATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; VEGETATION;

DEFORESTATION; LAND USE; PLANTS; SOIL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

ACACIA; ACACIA ANEURA; ANIMALIA; CENCHRUS; CENCHRUS CILIARIS;

EID: 36049002789     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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