The effect of the soil-feeding termite Cubitermes niokoloensis on soil microbial activity in a semi-arid savanna in West Africa

Plant and Soil

Volumn 259, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 277-286

  Ndiaye, D ^a,b,e   Lensi, R ^c   Lepage, M ^d   Brauman, A ^b  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

^c University of Lyon   (France)

^d Institut de recherche pour le developpement Ouagadougou   (Burkina Faso)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cubitermes niokoloensis; Microbial activity; Nitrification; Nitrogen cycle; Savanna; Soil feeding termites

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SAVANNA; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CUBITERMES; CUBITERMES NIOKOLOENSIS; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPTERA;

EID: 1842708921     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PLSO.0000020980.50095.e1     Document Type: Article

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