Nitrogen cycling in Brachiaria pastures: The key to understanding the process of pasture decline

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 389-403

  Boddey, R M ^a   MacEdo, R ^b   Tarre R M ^b   Ferreira, E ^b   De Oliveira, O C ^c   De P Rezende, C ^d   Cantarutti, R B ^e   Pereira, J M ^d   Alves, B J R ^a   Urquiaga, S ^a  

^a EMBRAPA AGROBIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DE GEOGRAFIA E ESTATÍSTICA   (Brazil)

^d Estacao Zootecnia Do Extremo Sul D   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal excretions; Beef cattle; Brachiaria; Litter; Nitrogen cycling; Pasture degradation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NITROGEN CYCLE; PASTURE; STOCKING DENSITY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; BRACHIARIA; ISOPTERA; POACEAE;

EID: 3042642175     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2003.12.010     Document Type: Article

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