Influence of land use on soil quality and stratification ratios under agro-silvo-pastoral Mediterranean management systems

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 183, Issue , 2014, Pages 86-92

  Francaviglia, Rosa ^a   Benedetti, Anna ^a   Doro, Luca ^b   Madrau, Salvatore ^b   Ledda, Luigi ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

C:N; Mediterranean systems; Microbial biomass; Microbial quotient; Soil organic carbon; Stratification ratio; Total N

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; DECIDUOUS TREE; FARMING SYSTEM; HAY; LAND USE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PASTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; STRATIFICATION; TOPSOIL; VINEYARD;

ITALY; SARDINIA;

QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 84888773162     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.10.026     Document Type: Article

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