Can vegetation types work as an indicator of soil organic carbon? An insight from native vegetations in Nepal

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 46, Issue , 2014, Pages 315-322

  Maraseni, T N ^a   Pandey, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Indicators; Nepal; Soil organic carbon; Vegetations

Indexed keywords

EMISSION CONTROL; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); NITROGEN FIXATION; SOILS; VEGETATION;

ALTITUDINAL ZONES; BROADLEAF FOREST; MARKET MECHANISMS; MIXED-SPECIES FORESTS; NEPAL; NITROGEN FIXING TREES; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; VEGETATION TYPE;

FORESTRY;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOINDICATOR; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; NATIVE SPECIES; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WATERSHED;

CARBON; FORESTRY; INDICATORS; NEPAL; NITROGEN; PLANTS; SOIL;

NEPAL;

EID: 84905160166     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.06.038     Document Type: Article

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