Soil faunal biodiversity and nutrient status in silvopastoral systems of Indian desert

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 178-188

  Tripathi, G ^a   Ram, S ^a   Sharma, B M ^a   Singh, G ^b  

^a JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ARID FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Arid region; Grasslands; Soil fauna; Soil nutrients; Tree species

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY; NUTRITION; SOIL CONSERVATION;

GRASSLANDS; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL NUTRIENTS; TREE SPECIES;

LANDFORMS;

AMINE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

BIODIVERSITY; GRASSLAND; PASTORALISM; SOIL FAUNA;

ACACIA; ACACIA NILOTICA; ACARI; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CAPPARIS BIFLORUS; CAPPARIS DECIDUA; CENCHRUS; CENCHRUS BIFLORUS; CENCHRUS CILIARIS; COLEOPTERA; DESERT; DIGITARIA MARGINATUS; ELUSINE COMPRESSA; GRASS; GRASSLAND; HIGHER PLANT; INDIA; ISOPTERA; NUTRITION; PASTURE; PRODUCTIVITY; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS CINERARIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL MICROFLORA; ZIZYPHUS NUMMULARIA;

BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION; DESERTS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTS; FORESTRY; NUTRITION; SOIL;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

ACACIA NILOTICA; ACARI; ARTHROPODA; CAPPARIS DECIDUA; CENCHRUS CILIARIS; COLEOPTERA; COLLEMBOLA; DIGITARIA (ANGIOSPERM); ELUSINE; ISOPTERA; MYRIAPODA; POACEAE; PROSOPIS CINERARIA; ZIZYPHUS NUMMULARIA;

EID: 25844501441     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892905002109     Document Type: Article

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