Grazing intensity and micro-topographical effects on some nitrogen and carbon pools and fluxes in sheep-grazed hill country in New Zealand

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 217, Issue , 2016, Pages 22-32

  Hoogendoorn, C J ^a   Newton, P C D ^a   Devantier, B P ^a   Rolle, B A ^a   Theobald, P W ^a   Lloyd West, C M ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbon; Grazing intensity; Leaching; Micro topography; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CARBON; CARBON FLUX; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; GRAZING; LAND USE CHANGE; LEACHING; NITROGEN; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SUSTAINABILITY; TOPOGRAPHY;

NEW ZEALAND;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84946607124     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2015.10.021     Document Type: Article

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