Effects of shifting cultivation on soil ecosystems in Sarawak, Malaysia. III. Results of burning practice and changes in soil organic matter at Niah and Bakam experimental sites

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 515-523

  Kendawang, Joseph Jawa ^a   Tanaka, Sota ^b   Shibata, Kenji ^c   Yoshida, Nanae ^c   Sabang, John ^d   Ninomiya, Ikuo ^e   Sakurai, Katsutoshi ^c  

^a Forest Department Sarawak   (Malaysia)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d FOREST RESEARCH CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^e EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fire severity; Microbial biomass; Sarawak; Shifting cultivation; Soil burning effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749316916     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0765.2005.tb00060.x     Document Type: Article

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