Influence of slope aspect on soil physico-chemical and biological properties in the mid hills of central Nepal

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 438-443

  Begum, Farida ^a,b   Bajracharya, Roshan Man ^b   Sharma, Subodh ^b   Sitaula, Bishal K ^c  

^a KARAKORAM INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^c University of Life Sciences   (Norway)

Author keywords

abundance and diversity; bulk density; slope aspect; soil fauna

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; HILLSLOPE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL QUALITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

NEPAL;

EID: 77958186653     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2010.499034     Document Type: Article

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