Changes in soil quality after converting Pinus to Eucalyptus plantations in southern China

Solid Earth

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 115-123

  Zhang, K ^a   Zheng, H ^a   Chen, F L ^a   Ouyang, Z Y ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Wu, Y F ^b   Lan, J ^b   Fu, M ^b   Xiang, X W ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b Guangxi Dongmen Forest Farm ^*  (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CARBON; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHATASES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

ACID PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITIES; AVAILABLE POTASSIUMS; CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALS; EUCALYPTUS PLANTATIONS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL QUALITY INDEX; SUBSTITUTION METHOD;

SOILS;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL QUALITY; UNDERSTORY;

CHINA; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 84922288779     PISSN: 18699510     EISSN: 18699529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/se-6-115-2015     Document Type: Article

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