Effect of distance and depth on microbial biomass and mineral nitrogen content under Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. trees

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 95, Issue SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Fall, Dioumacor ^a   Diouf, Diegane ^a   Zoubeirou, Alzouma Mayaki ^b   Bakhoum, Niokhor ^a   Faye, Aliou ^a,d   Sall, Saidou Nourou ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^b UNIVERSITÉ ABDOU MOUMOUNI   (Niger)

^c UR 040   (Senegal)

^d Institut Senegalais de Recherches AgrEcoles Dakar   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Acacia senegal; Inorganic N; Microbial biomass; Rhizosphere; Senegal

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DROUGHT;

ACACIA SENEGAL; DRY SEASONS; INORGANIC-N; INORGANICS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; N CONTENT; RHIZOSPHERE; SENEGAL; SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS; TREE STEMS;

SOILS;

AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INORGANIC NITROGEN; LEGUME; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERAL; RHIZOSPHERE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT;

ACACIA SENEGAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; RHIZOSPHERE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE;

SENEGAL;

ACACIA SENEGAL;

EID: 84856230862     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.03.038     Document Type: Article

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