Nutrient and mercury variations in soils from family farms of the Tapajós region (Brazilian Amazon): Recommendations for better farming

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 120, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 449-462

  Farella, N ^a   Davidson, R ^a,b   Lucotte, M ^a   Daigle, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Biodôme de Montréal ^*  (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Amazon; Cations; Deforestation; Land use; Mercury; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CATION; DEFORESTATION; FAMILY FARM; FARMING SYSTEM; FOREST SOIL; LAND USE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NUTRIENT LOSS; PHOSPHORUS; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT;

BRAZIL; PARA [BRAZIL]; SANTAREM [PARA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33846907401     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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