Soil and plant property differences across a chronosequence of humid-temperate tallgrass prairie restorations

Soil Science

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 346-357

  Brye, Kristofor R ^a   Riley, T Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide flux; Ozark Highlands; Soil organic matter; Tallgrass prairie

Indexed keywords

CHRONOSEQUENCE; GROWING SEASON; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; PRAIRIE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA; OZARK MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68349125887     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SS.0b013e3181a93daa     Document Type: Article

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