Effect of willow short rotation coppice on soil properties after three years of growth as compared to forest, grassland and arable land uses

Plant and Soil

Volumn 377, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 423-438

  Stauffer, M ^a,b,d   Leyval, C ^a,b,e   Brun, J J ^c   Leportier, P ^d   Berthelin, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Cemagref   (France)

^d KINOMÉ ^*  (France)

^e Faculté des Sciences et Technologies   (France)

Author keywords

Land use; Salix; Short rotation coppice; Soil biochemical indicators; Soil biological indicators

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ARABLE LAND; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CROP ROTATION; EARTHWORM; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FUNGUS; GRASSLAND; GROWTH RATE; LAND USE; SOIL BIOTA;

AISNE; FRANCE; PICARDIE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALIX;

EID: 84898057456     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-013-1986-4     Document Type: Article

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