The impact of mulch type on soil organic carbon and nitrogen pools in a sloping site

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 37-44

  Hosseini Bai, Shahla ^a,b   Blumfield, Timothy J ^a   Reverchon, Frédérique ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Forest mulch; Granite mulch; Hydro seeding mulch; Revegetation; Soil carbon and nitrogen

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EROSION CONTROL; MULCHING; SLOPE; SOIL EROSION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 84891559681     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-013-0829-z     Document Type: Article

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