Decomposition of plant material as an indicator of ecosystem disturbance in tropical land use systems

Geoderma

Volumn 129, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 99-108

  Hauser, S ^a   Gang, E ^a   Norgrove, L ^a   A Birang, M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Mass loss; Senna spectabilis; Soil degradation; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; SOILS;

MASS LOSS; SENNA SPECTABILIS; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL QUALITY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL PROPERTY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

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

SENNA; SENNA SPECTABILIS;

EID: 25444437543     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2004.12.037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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