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Title

Soil organic matter dynamics and nitrogen availability in response to site preparation and management during revegetation in tropical Central Queensland, Australia

Author/Creator

Hosseini Bai, S | Blumfield, T J | Xu, Z H | Chen, C R | Wild, C

Description

There is considerable interest in finding a cost-effective method of site preparation that effectively controls weeds during planting and further reduces the need for recurring herbicide applications. In this study, two weed control methods, herbicide and scalping, were examined. Both methods may have implications for soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics and nitrogen (N) which could consequently affect plant survival and vegetation establishment. This study aimed to investigate the dynamics of SOM, carbon (C) and N pools under site manipulation practices and the associated early plant survival and growth in tropical Australia.

Relation

Journal of Soils and Sediments / Vol. 12, No. 3, pp.386-395

Relation

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11368-011-0466-9

Year

2012

Publisher

Springer

Subject

FoR 04 (Earth Sciences) | FoR 05 (Environmental Sciences) | FoR 07 (Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences) | herbicide application | revegetation | site management | soil C and N pools | soil organic matter | top soil removal

Collection(s)

Research Publications

Resource Type

Journal Article

Identifier

ISSN: 1439-0108

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