Soil enzymatic activities and microbial biomass in an integrated agroforestry chronosequence compared to monoculture and a native forest of Colombia

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 577-587

  Vallejo, Victoria E ^a   Roldan, Fabio ^a,c   Dick, Richard P ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Unidad de Saneamiento y Biotecnología Ambiental USBA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Agroforestry systems; Enzyme activities; FAME; Silvopastoral systems; Soil management

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BIOMASS; BULK DENSITY; CHRONOSEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GRASS; LAND MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MONOCULTURE; PASTURE; PENETROMETER; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL QUALITY;

COLOMBIA;

EID: 77954456271     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-010-0466-8     Document Type: Article

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