Soil organic-C accumulation and N availability under improved pastures established in Mediterranean oak woodlands

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 497-507

  Gomez Rey M X ^a   Garces A ^a   Madeira, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Agroforestry systems; Labile soil organic matter; Mediterranean climate; N mineralization; N fixers; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; AGROFORESTRY; DECIDUOUS TREE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN FIXATION; ORGANIC SOIL; PASTURE; REGENERATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL RESPIRATION; WOODLAND;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 84870921583     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2012.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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