Trees enhance soil carbon sequestration and nutrient cycling in a silvopastoral system in south-western Nicaragua

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 263-273

  Hoosbeek, Marcel R ^a   Remme, Roy P ^b   Rusch, Graciela M ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Crescentia alata; Guazuma ulmifolia; Leaf litter deposition; Silvopastoral system; Soil carbon stabilization

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECOMPOSITION; DRY SEASON; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FRACTIONATION; GRASSLAND; LEAF LITTER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SILVICULTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION; SUBSOIL;

NICARAGUA;

BOS; CRESCENTIA ALATA; GUAZUMA ULMIFOLIA;

EID: 84996995564     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-016-0049-2     Document Type: Article

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