Nutrients in soil solution following selective logging of a humid tropical 'terra firme' forest north of Manaus, Brazil

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 69-75

  Mello Ivo, W ^a   Ferreira, S ^a   Biot, Y ^a   Ross, S ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b Yorkshire House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrochemistry; Logging; Soil moisture; Tropical forests

Indexed keywords

HUMID TROPICS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LOGGING; RAINFOREST; SOIL MOISTURE; TROPICS;

BRAZIL, AMAZONAS STATE,MANAUS, AMAZON BASIN;

EID: 0030433135     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01771134     Document Type: Article

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