Physical protection of soil organic matter following mechanized forest operations in Pinus radiata D.Don plantations - Gartzia-Bengoetxea, Nahia; Arbestain, Marta Camps; Mandiola, Ekhi; Martínez de Arano, Inazio (Soil biology & biochemistry, 2011)
Keywords: aggregate exposure; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Biochemistry and biology; Biological and medical sciences; bulk density; carbon sequestration; Chemical, physicochemical, biochemical and biological properties; forest management; Forest soils; forests; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; mechanical harvesting; mechanization; Mechanized operations; Organic matter; Physical properties; Physics, chemistry, biochemistry and biology of agricultural and forest soils; Pinus radiata; plantations; site preparation; Soil aggregates; Soil organic matter; soil profiles; Soil science; soil structure; Structure, texture, density, mechanical behavior. Heat and gas exchanges; Soil organic matter; Mechanized operations; Soil aggregates; Forest soils; Forests; Organic matter; Soil structure; Forest soil; Pinus radiata; Physical protection; Softwood forest tree; Gymnospermae; Coniferales; Spermatophyta; Mechanization; Soil science; Aggregate