Is there more soil carbon under nitrogen-fixing trees than under non-nitrogen-fixing trees in mixed-species restoration plantings?

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 188, Issue , 2014, Pages 80-84

  Hoogmoed, M ^a   Cunningham, S C ^a,b   Baker, P J ^a,c   Beringer, J ^d,e   Cavagnaro, T R ^f  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acacia; Afforestation; Carbon sequestration; Eucalyptus; Nitrogen cycling; Riparian

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANTATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL CARBON; TREE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84896030762     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.02.013     Document Type: Article

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