Net nitrogen mineralization and net nitrification rates in soils following deforestation for pasture across the southwestern Brazilian Amazon Basin landscape

Oecologia

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 243-252

  Neill, Christopher ^a   Piccolo, Marisa C ^b   Cerri, Carlos C ^b   Steudler, Paul A ^a   Melillo, Jerry M ^a   Brito, Marciano ^b  

^a ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian Amazon; Nitrification; Nitrogen mineralization; Tropical forest; Tropical pasture

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DEFORESTATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; PASTURE; SOIL;

BRAZIL, RONDONIA STATE; SOUTH AMERICA, AMAZONIA;

EID: 0030618260     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050157     Document Type: Article

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