Promising indicators for assessment of agroecosystems alteration among natural, reforested and agricultural land use in southern Brazil

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 115, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 237-247

  Nogueira, M A ^a   Albino, U B ^a   Brandao Junior O ^b   Braun, G ^c   Cruz, M F ^a   Dias, B A ^a   Duarte, R T D ^a   Gioppo, N M R ^c   Menna, P ^a,b   Orlandi, J M ^a   Raimam, M P ^a   Rampazo, L G L ^a   Santos, M A ^a,b   Silva, M E Z ^a   Vieira, F P ^a   Torezan, J M D ^a   Hungria, M ^b   Andrade, G ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO OESTE DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacterial molecular diversity; Denaturating gradient gel electrophoresis; Microbial biomass; Soil management; Soil organic C

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AMMONIFICATION; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CROP; DNA; ELECTROKINESIS; FOREST; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOIL QUALITY; VEGETATION; WHEAT;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUCALYPTUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33646025526     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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