A comparison of soil organic matter content in 1932, 1984, and 2005/6 in forests of the Adirondack mountains, New York

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 658-662

  Bedison, James E ^a   Johnson, Arthur H ^a   Willig, Sally Andersen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

20TH CENTURY; ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; FOREST SOILS; MINERAL HORIZON; MIXED HARDWOODS; NEW YORK; NORTHERN HARDWOODS; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER CONTENTS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SPRUCE-FIR;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS;

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST SOIL; LAND USE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; LAND USE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SILICATES; SOIL;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; PICEA;

EID: 77949649963     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0132N     Document Type: Article

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