Effect of margin strips on soil mineral nitrogen and plant biodiversity

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-126

  De Cauwer, Benny ^a   Reheul, Dirk ^a   Nijs, Ivan ^b   Milbau, Ann ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Boundary; Buffer strip; Nitrate; Nitrogen loss; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BIODIVERSITY; BUFFER ZONE; NITRATE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL NITROGEN;

EID: 33745830826     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2006004     Document Type: Article

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