Carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and enzymatic activity under different land uses in a tropical, dry ecosystem

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 419-426

  Sandoval Perez A L ^a   Gavito, M E ^a   Garcia Oliva F ^a   Jaramillo, V J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Carbon; Dry tropics; Land use; Nitrogen; Phosphatase; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DRY FOREST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SOIL; LAND USE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHORUS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOIL NUTRIENT;

CHAMELA; JALISCO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 70450188014     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2009.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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