Influence of remnant trees on nutrients and fallow biomass in slash and burn agroecosystems in Guinea

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 227-246

  Sirois, M C ^a   Margolis, H A ^a   Camire C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Erythrophleum guinensis; Managed fallows; Nutrient cycling; Parinari excelsa; Parkia biglobosa; Shifting cultivation

Indexed keywords

AGROECOSYSTEM; AGROFORESTRY; FARMING SYSTEM; SLASH AND BURN; TREE SPECIES;

GUINEA;

ERYTHROPHLEUM GUINENSIS; ORYZA SATIVA; PARINARI EXCELSA; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA;

EID: 0031873539     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006093329468     Document Type: Article

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