Impact of soil organic matter on soil properties - A review with emphasis on Australian soils

Soil Research

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 605-635

  Murphy, B W ^a,b  

^a OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cation exchange capacity; nutrient cycling; soil organic carbon; soil organic matter; soil properties; water holding capacity.

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POSITIVE IONS; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL TESTING;

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SOIL PROPERTY; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY;

SOILS;

ION EXCHANGE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84941355707     PISSN: 1838675X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR14246     Document Type: Conference Paper

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