Least limiting water range: A potential indicator of changes in near-surface soil physical quality after the conversion of Brazilian Savanna into pasture

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 279-285

  Leao T P ^a   da Silva, A P ^b   Macedo, M C M ^c   Imhoff, S ^d   Euclides, V P B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cerrado; Continuous grazing; Critical bulk density; Least limiting water range; Short duration grazing; Tropical grass

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CULTIVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; MEATS; WATER;

CERRADO; CONTINUOUS GRAZING (CG); CRITICAL BULK DENSITY; LEAST LIMITING WATER RANGE; SORT DURATION GRAZING (SG); TROPICAL GRASSES;

SOIL MECHANICS;

BULK DENSITY; CERRADO; GRAZING; PASTURE; SAVANNA; SOIL PROPERTY; WATER STRESS;

BIODEGRADABILITY; CULTIVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; MEAT; MOISTURE CONTENT; SOIL MECHANICS;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33747872903     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2005.06.014     Document Type: Article

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