Influence of cattle grazing on nitrogen cycling in soils beneath Stipa tenuis, native to central Argentina

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 419-422

  Andrioli, R J ^a   Distel, R A ^a   Didone N G ^a  

^a National University of the South   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Caldenal rangelands; Livestock grazing; Nitrogen mineralization; Semi arid rangelands; Soil inorganic nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; GRASSLAND; HERBIVORE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MINERALIZATION; MONOCOTYLEDON; NITROGEN CYCLE; OVERGRAZING; RANGELAND; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL NITROGEN; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

BOS; STIPA TENUIS;

EID: 72049110228     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.09.010     Document Type: Article

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