Influence of large termitaria on soil characteristics, soil water regime, and tree leaf shedding pattern in a West African savanna

Plant and Soil

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-60

  Konate S ^a   Le Roux, X ^b   Tessier, D ^b   Lepage, M ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Soil moisture; Soil structure; Soil texture; Soil water balance; Termites; Tree phenology

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SAVANNA; SOIL WATER; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; TERMITE;

(WEST); AFRICA;

ARANEAE; CROSSOPTERYX FEBRIFUGA; CUSSONIA; CUSSONIA BARTERI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; TERMITARIA;

EID: 0032406983     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004321023536     Document Type: Article

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