Plantation management intensity affects belowground carbon and nitrogen storage in northern california

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1020-1032

  McFarlane, Karis J ^a,b   Schoenholtz, Stephen H ^c   Powers, Robert F ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C AND N POOLS; CALIFORNIA; CARBON AND NITROGEN; FINE ROOTS; FOREST PRODUCTIVITY; HERBICIDE TREATMENT; HIGH-QUALITY SITES; PINUS PONDEROSA; REPEATED APPLICATION; SITE QUALITY; STAND DEVELOPMENT; TREE BIOMASS; VEGETATION CONTROL;

BIOMASS; FLOORS; FORESTRY; HERBICIDES; LAKES; MINERALS; MINING; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS; WEED CONTROL;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FINE ROOT; FOREST FLOOR; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; HERBICIDE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN;

BIOMASS; FERTILIZERS; FLOORS; FORESTRY; HERBICIDES; LAKES; MINERALS; MINING; NITROGEN; SILICATES; SOIL; WEED CONTROL;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 65949091605     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2008.0158     Document Type: Article

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