Effect of vegetation types on chemical and biological properties of soils of karst ecosystems

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 61, Issue , 2014, Pages 49-57

  Lu, Xiaoqiang ^a   Toda, Hiroto ^b   Ding, Fangjun ^c   Fang, Shengzuo ^d   Yang, Wanxia ^d   Xu, Haigen ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Guizhou Academy of Forestry   (China)

^d NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Carbon and nitrogen mineralization; Chemical and biological properties; Karst; Soil quality index

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893094966     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.12.007     Document Type: Article

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