Responses to N and P fertilization in a young Eucalyptus dunnii plantation: Microbial properties, enzyme activities and dissolved organic matter

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 484-490

  Wang, Q K ^a   Wang, S L ^a,b   Liu, Y X ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^b Huitong National Research Station of Forest Ecosystem   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus dunnii; Fertilization; Labile soil organic matter; Microbial activity

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS DUNNII;

EID: 52149083723     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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