Influence of land use on the characteristics of humic substances in some tropical soils of Nigeria

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 343-352

  Piccolo, A ^a   Conte, P ^a   Spaccini, R ^a   Mbagwu, J S C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMIC SUBSTANCE; LAND USE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 18944384126     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2004.00671.x     Document Type: Article

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