Degrading uplands in the rainforest region of Madagascar: Fallow biomass, nutrient stocks, and soil nutrient availability

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-122

  Styger, Erika ^a,d   Fernandes, Erick C M ^b   Rakotondramasy, Harivelo M ^c   Rajaobelinirina, Eric ^d  

^a The World Bank ^*  (Mali)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c Management   (Madagascar)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Carbon sequestration; Geospatial data; Shifting cultivation; Slash and burn; Soil carbon; Succession; Tavy

Indexed keywords

IMPERATA; IMPERATA CYLINDRICA; PSIADIA; RUBUS; RUBUS MOLUCCANUS; TREMA; TREMA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 84858336838     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-009-9225-y     Document Type: Article

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