Soil drainage class influences on soil carbon in a new england forested watershed

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 307-317

  Raymond, Jay E ^a   Fernandez, Ivan J ^b   Ohno, Tsutomu ^b   Simon, Kevin ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADLEAVED; DRAINED SOILS; FOREST SOILS; FOREST TYPE; FORESTED LANDSCAPES; FORESTED WATERSHEDS; FRACTION CONCENTRATIONS; GROWING SEASON; LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH; MINERAL SOILS; NEW ENGLAND; PLANT PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DRAINAGE; SOIL MASS; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOLUBLE C;

BIOACTIVITY; FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RESEARCH; SOIL MOISTURE; WATERSHEDS; WELL DRILLING;

DRAINAGE;

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; BIOINDICATOR; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST SOIL; GROWING SEASON; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; ORGANIC SOIL; PEDOGENESIS; RESEARCH WORK; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DRAINAGE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WATERSHED;

DRAINAGE; FORESTRY; MOISTURE; PLANTS; RESEARCH; SOIL; WATER SHEDS;

BEAR BROOK; MAINE; NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872513588     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2012.0129     Document Type: Article

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