The effects of plantation practice on soil properties based on the comparison between natural and planted forests: A meta-analysis

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 318-327

  Liao, Chengzhang ^a   Luo, Yiqi ^a,b   Fang, Changming ^a   Chen, Jiakuan ^a   Li, Bo ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeographic factor; Carbon sequestration; Natural forests; Plantation forests; Soil fertility; Soil properties; Stand types

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BULK DENSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FORESTRY PRODUCTION; ION EXCHANGE; META-ANALYSIS; PH; PLANTATION; SODIUM; SOIL FERTILITY;

EID: 84856799099     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2011.00690.x     Document Type: Article

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