Impact of topographic aspect and vegetation (native and reforested areas) on soil organic carbon and nitrogen budgets in Mediterranean natural areas

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 544, Issue , 2016, Pages 963-970

  Lozano García, Beatriz ^a   Parras Alcántara, Luis ^a   Brevik, Eric C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b DICKINSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon stock; Forest soil; Nitrogen stock; Reforestation; Soil quality; Stratification ratio; Topographic aspect

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BUDGET CONTROL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; REFORESTATION; SOIL QUALITY;

CARBON STOCKS; FOREST SOILS; NITROGEN STOCKS; STRATIFICATION RATIOS; TOPOGRAPHIC ASPECT;

SOILS;

NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON;

FOREST SOIL; NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; VEGETATION MAPPING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BULK DENSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LAND USE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFORESTATION; SANDY LOAM; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL QUALITY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION;

EID: 84954127791     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.022     Document Type: Article

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