Deep soil heterogeneity and fine root distribution in forests and pastures of eastern Amazonia

Plant and Soil

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 279-285

  De Carvalheiro, Katia Oliveira ^a   Nepstad, Daniel C ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

deep soil rooting; deforestation; mycorrhizae; nutrients; pasture; penetration resistance; soil fauna; soil soft spots chambers

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; HOLLOW CHAMBER; MYCORRHIZA; NUTRIENT; PASTURE; PENETRATION; ROOT DISTRIBUTION; SOFT SPOT; SOIL; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL HETEROGENEITY;

BRAZIL, AMAZONIA;

EID: 0030389690     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00029059     Document Type: Article

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