Pattern of carbon and nutrient cycling in a small Eucalyptus forest catchment, NSW

Nutrient turnover was estimated including litterfall and throughfall and, using growth increments, annual uptake. The overall pattern shows long term transfers from the soil to vegetation and cycling is mainly in the soil A horizon. The net losses from the system are small and appear to be related to bedrock chemistry rather than the vegetation. Small catchments do not present an efficient method for studying biogeochemical cycling.