Effects of termites on infiltration into crusted soil

Geoderma

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 107-113

  Mando, A ^a   Stroosnijder, L ^b   Brussaard, L ^b  

^a Antenne Sahélienne ^*  (Burkina Faso)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

crusted soil; infiltration rate; restoration; termites

Indexed keywords

INFILTRATION RATE; SOIL CRUST; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; TERMITE;

EID: 0030274262     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(96)00058-4     Document Type: Article

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