Impacts of litter and understory removal on soil properties in a subtropical Acacia mangium plantation in China

Plant and Soil

Volumn 304, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 179-188

  Xiong, Yanmei ^a,b,c   Xia, Hanping ^a,b,c   Li, Zhi'An ^a,b,c   Cai, Xi'An ^a,b,c   Fu, Shenglei ^a,b,c  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b Heshan National Field Research Station of Forest Ecosystem   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Litter decomposition; Soil fertility; Soil microbial biomass; Soil pH; Soil water content

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LEGUME; LITTER; PH; PLANTATION; POTASSIUM; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER; UNDERSTORY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ACACIA; ACACIA MANGIUM;

EID: 39249083002     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-007-9536-6     Document Type: Article

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