Fire in the Brazilian Amazon 2. Biomass, nutrient pools and losses in cattle pastures

Oecologia

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 415-427

  Kauffman, J Boone ^a   Cummings, D L ^a   Ward, D E ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass burning; Cattle pastures; Deforestation; Nutrient cycling; Tropical forests

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; FIRE; NUTRIENT LOSS; NUTRIENT POOL; PASTURE;

BRAZIL, AMAZONIA;

EID: 0031884240     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050394     Document Type: Article

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