Agricultural intensification, soil biodiversity and agroecosystem function in the tropics: The role of termites

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-53

  Black, H I J ^a,c   Okwakol, M J N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem function; Ecological processes; Farming practices; Termites

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0031402811     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(96)00153-9     Document Type: Article

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