Legacies of organic matter removal: Decreased microbial biomass nitrogen and net N mineralization in New Zealand Pinus radiata plantations

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 309-316

  Smaill, Simeon John ^a   Clinton, Peter W ^a   Greenfield, Laurie G ^b  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

FH layer; Forests; Harvest technique; Mineral soil; Rotation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST SOIL; HARVESTING; HUMUS; MINERALIZATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 77952668744     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-009-0427-2     Document Type: Article

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