Long-term changes of aggregate-associated and labile soil organic carbon and nitrogen after conversion from forest to grassland and cropland in northern Turkey

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 475-482

  Kocyigit, R ^a   Demirci, S ^a  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carbon fractions; Cropland; Forest conversion; Grassland; Microbial biomass; Natural forest; Soil organic carbon; Turkey

Indexed keywords

CARBON FRACTION; CROPLAND; FOREST CONVERSION; GRASSLAND; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NATURAL FORESTS; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; TURKEY;

AGGREGATES; AGRONOMY; BIOMASS; LAND USE; SOILS;

FORESTRY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOMASS; FOREST SOIL; GRASSLAND; LAND USE; MACROAGGREGATE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY;

TURKEY;

EID: 84867140307     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.1092     Document Type: Article

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