Ecosystem restoration of jhum fallows in northeast India: Microbial C and N along altitudinal and successional gradients

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 168-173

  Arunachalam, Ayyanadar ^a   Pandey, Harendra Nath ^b  

^a NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Altitude; Jhum fallow; Jhum fields; Microbial biomass; Restoration; Slash and burn; Soil nutrients; Succession

Indexed keywords

FALLOW; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SOIL NUTRIENT; SUCCESSION;

INDIA;

EID: 0038346316     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-100X.2003.00013.x     Document Type: Article

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