A global meta-analysis of soil exchangeable cations, pH, carbon, and nitrogen with afforestation

Ecological Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2228-2241

  Berthrong, Sran T ^a   Jobbágy, Esteban G ^a,b   Jackson, Robert B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acidification; Afforestation; Base cations; Salinity; Soil carbon; Soil nutrients; Sustainable harvest

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

ACIDIFICATION; AFFORESTATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; META-ANALYSIS; PH; PLANTATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL QUALITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTRY; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL; TREE;

CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTRY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN; SOIL; TREES;

EID: 71549119198     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-1730.1     Document Type: Article

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