Rapid changes in carbon and phosphorus after rewetting of dry soil

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-50

  Butterly, Clayton R ^a,b   McNeill, Ann M ^b   Baldock, Jeff A ^b,c   Marschner, Petra ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anion exchange membrane; Drying rewetting; Phosphorus and carbon pulse; Short term

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DISSOLVED INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; EXTRACTION METHOD; GLUCOSE; ION EXCHANGE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIN; REWETTING; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION;

EID: 79952188956     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-010-0500-x     Document Type: Article

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