Effects of deforestation and cultivation on soil CEC and contents of exchangeable bases: A case study in Simlipal National Park, India

Plant and Soil

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-181

  Saikh, Hasmot ^a   Varadachari, Chandrika ^a,c   Ghosh, Kunal ^b  

^a Raman Ctr Appl and Interdisc Sci   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^c Box 10227 ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Cation exchange capacity; Cultivation; Deforestation; Exchangeable bases; Tropics

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; NUTRIENT; REMEDIATION; SOIL PROPERTY; VEGETATION COVER;

INDIA;

EID: 0032468944     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004323426199     Document Type: Article

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