Comparative distribution of organic matter in particle and aggregate size fractions in the mounds of termites with different feeding habits in senegal: Cubitermes niokoloensis and Macrotermes bellicosus

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 131-140

  Fall, S ^a   Brauman, A ^a   Chotte, J L ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Organic matter; Physical fractionation; Soil properties; Termite effects

Indexed keywords

CUBITERMES; CUBITERMES NIOKOLOENSIS; FUNGI; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES BELLICOSUS;

EID: 0035030987     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(01)00125-1     Document Type: Article

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