Soil nitrogen and carbon after twenty years of riparian forest development

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 815-822

  Bush, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FORESTRY; NITROGEN;

FLOODPLAIN; WOODY PLANT DENSITY;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CARBON; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; SOIL SURVEYS;

CHRONOSEQUENCE; FLOODPLAIN; GRASSLAND; RIPARIAN FOREST; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL NITROGEN;

CARBON; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; SOIL;

NORTH AMERICA; SAN ANTONIO BASIN; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ACACIA; ACACIA FARNESIANA; CELTIS LAEVIGATA;

EID: 43949118093     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2007.0120     Document Type: Article

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