Mineral soil carbon and nitrogen still low three decades following clearcut harvesting in a typical Acadian Forest stand

Geoderma

Volumn 214-215, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-69

  Prest, D ^a   Kellman, L ^a   Lavigne, M B ^b  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon storage; Forest management; Mineral soil; Soil carbon; Soil nitrogen; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

CARBON STORAGE; MINERAL SOILS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON; MINERALS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOILS;

FORESTRY;

CLEARCUTTING; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE; TEMPERATE FOREST;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBON; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL;

ACADIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PICEA; PICEA RUBENS;

EID: 84888205843     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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