Nutrient and organic-matter accumulation in Acacia senegal fallows over 18 years

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 124, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 153-167

  Deans, J D ^a   Diagne, O ^b   Lindley, D K ^a   Dione, M ^b   Parkinson, J A ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Institut Senegalais de Recherches AgrEcoles Dakar   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Acacia senegal; Biomass; Fallows; Growth; Plant and soil nutrients; Roots

Indexed keywords

FALLOW; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; PLANTATION;

SENEGAL;

ACACIA; ACACIA SENEGAL; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033530848     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00063-8     Document Type: Article

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