Spatial pattern and scale of soil N and P fractions under the influence of a leguminous shrub in a Pinus canariensis forest

Geoderma

Volumn 151, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 303-310

  Rodriguez A ^a   Duran J ^a   Fernandez Palacios J M ^b   Gallardo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adenocarpus viscosus; Dissolved organic N; Extractable P; Inorganic N; Microbial biomass N; Soil texture

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARPUS VISCOSUS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC-N; EXTRACTABLE-P; INORGANIC-N; MICROBIAL BIOMASS-N; SOIL TEXTURE;

BIOMASS; DISSOLUTION; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS; SAND; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; TEXTURES; WATER CONTENT;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; SHRUB; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER;

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; DISSOLVING; FORESTRY; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; SHRUBS; SOIL;

ADENOCARPUS VISCOSUS; PINUS CANARIENSIS;

EID: 67349101303     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2009.04.019     Document Type: Article

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