Spatial variations in soil chemistry and organic matter content across a Vochysia divergens invasion front in the Brazilian Pantanal

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1554-1561

  Vourlitis, George L ^a   De Almeida Lobo, Francisco ^b   Biudes, Marcelo Sacardi ^b   Ortíz, Carmen Eugenia Rodríguez ^b   De Souza Nogueira, Jose ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION CONTENT; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; DRY SEASONS; INVASION FRONT; NUTRIENT CONTENTS; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; PANTANAL; PARAGUAY; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SOIL PH; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; WOODY PLANTS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FORESTRY; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POSITIVE IONS;

SOILS;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FLOODING; GRASSLAND; INVASIVE SPECIES; ION EXCHANGE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SHRUB; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL VARIATION; WOODY PLANT;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAZIL; CATIONS; FORESTRY; FORESTS; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOIL;

BOLIVIA; BRAZIL; PANTANAL; PARAGUAY;

EID: 83155192384     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2010.0412     Document Type: Article

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