Effect of shifting cultivation on distribution of nutrient elements and carbohydrates within Water-Stable Aggregates in Northern Iran

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-201

  Emadi, Mostafa ^a   Baghernejad, Majid ^a   Emadi, Mehdi ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alborz mountains range; Land use change; Mean Weight Diameter; Natural ecosystems; Water Stable Aggregate

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER;

ARTICLE; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; IRAN; SOIL;

CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; IRAN; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL; WATER;

EID: 53649110993     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.195.201     Document Type: Article

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