Biological survey of a low-productivity pasture in Rondônia state, Brazil

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 199-208

  Feigl, Brigitte ^a   Cerri, Carlos ^a   Piccolo, Marisa ^a   Noronha, Norberto ^a   Augusti, Karine ^a   Melillo, Jerry ^b   Eschenbrenner, Vincent ^c   Melo, Lineu ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d Dow AgroSciences Industrial Ltda   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Degraded pasture; Macrofauna; Microbial biomass; Standing biomass; Weed infestation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BRACHIARIA; COLEOPTERA; ERISMA; FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPTERA; ORBIGNYA PHALERATA; POACEAE; TABEBUIA; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA; VISMIA GUIANENSIS;

EID: 33750576864     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000006778536738     Document Type: Article

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