Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC.), huisache (Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.) and catclaw (Mimosa biuncifera Benth.) and their effect on dynamics of carbon and nitrogen in soils of the semi-arid highlands of Durango Mexico

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 583-598

  Herrera Arreola, G ^a,b   Herrera, Y ^b   Reyes Reyes, B G ^c   Dendooven, L ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Decomposition of leaves; Emissions of CO2; Mineralization; Soil characteristics

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; LIGNIN; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; UPLAND REGION;

DURANGO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA FARNESIANA; ACACIA GREGGII; MIMOSA; MIMOSA ACULEATICARPA BIUNCIFERA; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA;

EID: 33947153408     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.11.014     Document Type: Article

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