In this paper we provide a case study of topsoil organic matter change in a forest to pasture conversion in the Taupo region.
The relevance of these changes to C and nutrient budgeting are discussed in relation to how such large and important changes can be accounted for.
Calvelo Pereira, R., Hedley, M., Bretherton, M., Conland, N., and Tressler, A., 2018. Planning for changes in topsoil C and N stocks – significance in C and N budgets.
In: Farm environmental planning – Science, policy and practice. (Eds L. D. Currie and C. L. Christensen).
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Occasional Report No. 31. Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. 9 pages.