Effects of nitrogen-fixing and non-nitrogen-fixing tree species on soil properties and nitrogen transformation during forest restoration in southern China

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 297-306

  Wang, Faming ^a,b   Li, Zhian ^a   Xia, Hanping ^a   Zou, Bi ^a   Li, Ningyu ^a,b   LIu, Jin ^a,b   Zhu, Weixing ^c  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Nitrogen mineralization; Nitrogen fixing species; Soil chemical properties; South China

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; ACACIA MANGIUM;

EID: 77953199249     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0765.2010.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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