Changes in pools and heterogeneity of soil organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus under different vegetation types in Karst mountainous area of central Guizhou Province, China

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 4187-4195

  Hu, Zhong Liang ^a   Pan, Gen Xing ^a   Li, Lian Qing ^a   Du, You Xin ^a   Wang, Xin Zhou ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Karst; Soil nutrient; Spatial heterogeneity; Vegetation types

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ECOTONE; HETEROGENEITY; KARST; MOUNTAIN REGION; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOPSOIL; VEGETATION TYPE;

EID: 70349312524     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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