Biogeochemistry and landscape fertility
| Authors: | Kevin T. Smith |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Type: | Scientific Journal |
| Station: | Northern Research Station |
| Source: | The Landsculptor. February 2010: 43-45. |
Abstract
Choosing sustainable and efficient practices to manage urban and community landscapes can be made a little easier by understanding how the natural environment functions. Nobody regularly fertilizes rural or wild forests yet they can be healthy and diverse natural communities. Yet in the urban and community landscape, fertilization is one of the most common practices.