Trajectories of change: Riparian vegetation and soil conditions following livestock removal and replanting

Austral Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 980-987

  Burger, B ^a   Reich, P ^a,b   Cavagnaro, T R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Riparian restoration; Soil; Soil carbon; Soil nutrient

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NUTRIENT; TREE PLANTING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 78649668322     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02112.x     Document Type: Article

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