Temporal dynamics of soil organic matter composition and aggregate distribution in permanent grassland after a single tillage event in a temperate climate

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 126, Issue , 2013, Pages 90-99

  Linsler, Deborah ^a   Geisseler, Daniel ^a   Loges, Ralf ^b   Taube, Friedhelm ^b   Ludwig, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggregate fractionation; Density fractionation; Grassland renovation; Soil management

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; AGRONOMY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AGGREGATE DISTRIBUTION; DENSITY FRACTIONATIONS; GRASSLAND RENOVATION; MEAN ANNUAL TEMPERATURES; PERMANENT GRASSLAND; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; WATER STABLE AGGREGATES;

SOILS;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84867772163     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2012.07.017     Document Type: Article

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