Nutrient dynamics in forest plantations of Azadirachta indica (Meliaceae) established for restoration of degraded lands in Colombia;Dinámica de nutrientes en plantaciones forestales de Azadirachta indica (Meliaceae) establecidas para restauración de tierras degradadas en Colombia

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 515-529

  Patricia Flórez Flórez, Claudia ^a   Diego León Peláez, Juan ^a   Walter Osorio Vega, Nelson ^a   Fernando Restrepo Llano, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical cycle; Litter decomposition; Litterfall; Neem (Azadirachta indica); Nutrient return; Restoration ecology; Soil rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; COLOMBIA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SOIL; TREE;

AZADIRACHTA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COLOMBIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT LEAVES; SOIL; TREES;

EID: 84877256773     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: 22152075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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