Nutrient relocation, hydrological functions, and soil chemistry in plantations as compared to natural forests in central Yunnan, China

Ecological Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 139-148

  Hou, Xiuli ^a   Duan, Changqun ^a   Tang, Cindy Q ^a   Fu, Denggao ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass; Floristic composition; Nutrient accumulation; Nutrient loss; Surface runoff

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CONIFEROUS TREE; DICOTYLEDON; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LITTERFALL; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LOSS; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTATION FORESTRY; POTASSIUM; RUNOFF; SECONDARY FOREST; SHRUBLAND; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL EROSION; WATER STORAGE;

CHINA; YUNNAN;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS SMITHII; PINUS YUNNANENSIS;

EID: 77951092283     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-009-0645-y     Document Type: Article

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