Effects of slash-and-burn management on soil aggregate organic C and N in a tropical deciduous forest

Geoderma

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 1-12

  García Oliva, Felipe ^a   Sanford Jr , Robert L ^a   Kelly, Eugene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest burning; Nitrogen; Pasture; Soil aggregates; Soil carbon

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SLASH AND BURN; SOIL AGGREGATE; TROPICAL FOREST;

EID: 17644443653     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(98)00063-9     Document Type: Article

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