Afforestation improves soil fertility in south-eastern Spain

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 707-717

  Fernandez Ondono E ^a   Serrano, L Rojo ^b   Jimenez M N ^a   Navarro, F B ^c   Diez M ^a   Martin F ^a   Fernandez J ^a   Martinez F J ^a   Roca, A ^a   Aguilar, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Alimentación y Medio Ambiente   (Spain)

^c JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Differential pedological characteristics; Guadalent n basin; Organic carbon

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST SOIL; ORGANIC CARBON; PEDOLOGY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL PROPERTY;

GUADALENTIN BASIN; MURCIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

BALLOTA; ILEX; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 77953538919     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-010-0376-1     Document Type: Article

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