Logging residue harvest may decrease enzymatic activity of boreal forest soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 82, Issue , 2015, Pages 74-80

  Adamczyk, Bartosz ^a   Adamczyk, Sylwia ^a   Kukkola, Mikko ^a   Tamminen, Pekka ^a   Smolander, Aino ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Boreal forest soil; C and N transformations; Enzyme activities; Logging residue harvest; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HARVESTING; MINERALOGY; PHOSPHATASES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

BOREAL FORESTS; LOGGING RESIDUES; N TRANSFORMATION; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

FORESTRY;

BIOENERGY; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIELD METHOD; FOREST SOIL; HARVESTING; HUMUS; LOGGING (TIMBER); MINERALIZATION; RESIDUAL SOIL;

FINLAND;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84921294186     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.12.017     Document Type: Article

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