The influence of time, soil characteristics, and land-use history on soil phosphorus legacies: A global meta-analysis

Global Change Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1904-1917

  Macdonald, Graham K ^a   Bennett, Elena M ^a,b   Taranu, Zofia E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural abandonment; Agriculture; Available phosphorus; Land use change; Meta analysis; Soil fertility; Succession; Total phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SUCCESSION;

EID: 84860660087     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02653.x     Document Type: Article

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