Decreasing fallow duration in tropical slash-and-burn agriculture alters soil macroinvertebrate diversity: A case study in southern French Guiana

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 135, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 148-154

  Rossi, J P ^a   Celini, L ^b   Mora, P ^b   Mathieu, J ^c   Lapied, E ^d   Nahmani, J ^e   Ponge, J F ^f   Lavelle, P ^c  

^a UMR 1202 BIOGECO   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f UMR 5176   (France)

Author keywords

Agriculture intensification; Biodiversity; Landscape; Slash and burn agriculture; Soil macrofauna; Species richness

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; BIODIVERSITY; FALLOW; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SOIL BIOTA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

FRENCH GUIANA; SOUTH AMERICA;

PONTOSCOLEX CORETHRURUS;

EID: 70349973652     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.08.012     Document Type: Article

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