Long-term grazing effects on grassland soil properties in southern British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 685-693

  Evans, C R W ^a   Krzic, M ^a   Broersma, K ^b   Thompson, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Root biomass; Season of grazing; Soil bulk density; Stocking rate; Total soil carbon

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; CATTLE; GRASSLAND; GRAZING PRESSURE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PH; RANCHING; ROOT; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL CARBON; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84862024711     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: 19181841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS2011-070     Document Type: Article

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