Soil biological dynamics in slash-and-burn agriculture

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-74

  Palm, Cheryl A ^a   Swift, Michael J ^a   Woomer, Paul L ^a  

^a UNESCO   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Nutrient cycling; Slash and burn; Soil biological dynamics

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY; CARBON CYCLING; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SLASH AND BURN AGRICULTURE; SOIL; SOIL BIOLOGICAL DYNAMICS;

EID: 0030153456     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8809(95)00653-2     Document Type: Article

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