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Soil carbon and nitrogen changes after clearing mulga (Acacia aneura) vegetation in Queensland, Australia: Observations, simulations and scenario analysis

Date

Authors

Kirschbaum, Miko

Harms, Ben

Mathers, Nicole J

Dalal, Ram

Publisher

Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd

Abstract

In the work reported here we examine the changes in soil (organic) carbon and nitrogen that are observed after converting a stand of nitrogen-fixing mulga trees (Acacia aneura) to buffel-grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) pasture that contained no nitrogen-fixing

Keywords

Keywords: Deforestation; Land use; Nitrogen; Nitrogen fixation; Organic carbon; Soils; Land use change; Soil carbon; Soil nitrogen; Vegetation; angiosperm; biomass; carbon budget; deforestation; land use change; legume; mineralization; observational method; soil ca CenW; Deforestation; Land-use change; Model; Mulga; Soil carbon; Soil nitrogen

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/61038

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.09.003

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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