Comparing the effects of continuous and time-controlled grazing systems on soil characteristics in Southeast Queensland

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 348-358

  Sanjari, Gholamreza ^a,b   Ghadiri, Hossein ^a   Ciesiolka, Cyril A A ^c   Yu, Bofu ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTS AND RANGELANDS   (Iran)

^c Department of Natural Resources and Mines ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Extractable P; Ground litter; NO3 N; Organic carbon; Organic matter; Organic nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ERROR ANALYSIS; FETAL MONITORING; FORESTRY; NITRATES; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; WOOL;

(+ MOD 2N) OPERATION; AUSTRALIA; CHEMICAL RECOVERY; FIELD STUDIES; GRAZING LANDS; GRAZING SYSTEMS; LITTLE RESEARCH; NITROGEN CYCLING; PROPERTY (S); QUEENSLAND; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL CONDITIONING; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON (SOC); SOIL PROPERTIES; WATER BODIES;

CONTINUOUS TIME SYSTEMS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GRAZING; LITTER; LIVESTOCK; NITROGEN CYCLE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SHEEP; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; STOCKING DENSITY;

CARBON; ERRORS; FOREST LITTER; FORESTRY; GEOMETRY; NITRATES; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL; SURVEYS; WOOL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 45849132360     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR07220     Document Type: Article

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