Physicochemical properties of soils in the Brazilian Amazon following fire-free land preparation and slash-and-burn practices

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 156, Issue , 2012, Pages 108-115

  Comte, Irina ^a   Davidson, Robert ^a,b   Lucotte, Marc ^a   de Carvalho, Claudio José Reis ^c   de Assis Oliveira, Francisco ^d   da Silva, Breno Pantoja ^e   Rousseau, Guillaume X ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Biodôme de Montréal ^*  (Canada)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^d University of Agricultural Sciences (UFRA)   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO PARÁ   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO MARANHÃO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chop and mulch; Fallows; Slash and burn; Soil physicochemical properties; Subsistence agriculture; Tropical legumes

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BULK DENSITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEMOGRAPHY; LEGUME; MULCH; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRESSURE EFFECT; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL TYPE; SUSTAINABILITY;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL;

EID: 84861878702     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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