Reforesting degraded agricultural landscapes with Eucalypts: Effects on carbon storage and soil fertility after 26years

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 163, Issue , 2012, Pages 3-13

  Harper, R J ^a,b   Okom, A E A ^b   Stilwell, A T ^b   Tibbett, M ^c,d   Dean, C ^e   George, S J ^c   Sochacki, S J ^a   Mitchell, C D ^a   Mann, S S ^a,f   Dods, K ^f  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Perth Business Centre   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^f Chemistry Centre Western Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity restoration; Carbon sequestration; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DRYLAND FARMING; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHYTOMASS; REFORESTATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY; WATERSHED; WHEAT;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CLADOCALYX; EUCALYPTUS OCCIDENTALIS; EUCALYPTUS SARGENTII; EUCALYPTUS WANDOO;

EID: 84870294059     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.03.013     Document Type: Article

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