Short and long term changes in carbon, nitrogen and acidity in the forest soils under oak at the Alice Holt Environmental Change Network site

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 421-422, Issue , 2012, Pages 82-93

  Benham, S E ^a   Vanguelova, E I ^a   Pitman, R M ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon stock; Chronosequence; Environmental Change Network; Forest soils; Nitrogen stock; Oak woodland

Indexed keywords

CARBON STOCKS; CHRONOSEQUENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE NETWORKS; FOREST SOILS; OAK WOODLAND;

CARBON; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; NITROGEN; SOILS;

FORESTRY;

CARBON; NITROGEN; PROTON; SULFUR;

ACCUMULATION RATE; ACIDITY; CARBON; CHRONOSEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOREST SOIL; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NITROGEN; PH; SAMPLING; SOIL DYNAMICS; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY;

BIOACCUMULATION; CHRONOSEQUENCE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREST SOIL; INSECT; LAND USE; LITTER FALL; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; OAK; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; WATER TABLE;

CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT BRITAIN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN; QUERCUS; SOIL; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

CARBON; FORESTS; NITROGEN; SOIL;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84858284089     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.02.004     Document Type: Review

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