Phosphorus fractions and dynamics in surface earthworm casts under native and improved grasslands in a Colombian savanna Oxisol

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 715-727

  Jiménez, Juan J ^a,e,f   Cepeda, Alex ^a   Decaëns, Thibaud ^b   Oberson, Astrid ^c   Friesen, Dennis K ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d CIMMYT IFDC   (Kenya)

^e FAO ^*  (Spain)

^f FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Earthworm casts; Earthworms; Ecosystem engineers; Grasslands; Oxisols; Phosphorus; Savanna

Indexed keywords

PH EFFECTS; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL TESTING; SURFACES;

GRASSLANDS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

BIOTURBATION; EARTHWORM; GRASSLAND SOIL; PHOSPHORUS;

COLOMBIA; ORINOCO BASIN;

BRACHIARIA; BRACHIARIA DECUMBENS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; PUERARIA; PUERARIA PHASEOLOIDES; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA;

EID: 0037723905     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(03)00090-7     Document Type: Article

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