Changes in N and C concentrations, soil acidity and P availability in tropical mixed acacia and eucalypt plantations on a nutrient-poor sandy soil

Plant and Soil

Volumn 379, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 205-216

  Koutika, Lydie Stella ^a   Epron, Daniel ^a,b,c,d   Bouillet, Jean Pierre ^d,e   Mareschal, Louis ^a,d  

^a Centre de Recherche sur la Durabilité et la Productivite des Plantations Industrielles   (Congo)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c LERFoB   (France)

^d UMR ECO SOLS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acacia mangium; Available P, C and N concentrations; Eucalyptus; Soil pH

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; COASTAL PLAIN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SANDY SOIL; SOIL NUTRIENT; TREE; TROPICAL REGION;

CONGO;

ACACIA; ACACIA MANGIUM; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS UROPHYLLA;

EID: 84899975061     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-014-2047-3     Document Type: Article

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