We aimed to quantify the relative impact of slashing, mulching, burning and cropping on surface casting by earthworms and whether effects were due to treatments per-se or to the changes in soil temperature and water content they may induce. Surface cast production was monitored during two maize c...
Norgrove, L.
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Nkem, J.N.
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Hauser, S.
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[Effects of residue management on earthworm cast production after Chromolaena odorata short fallow in the humid tropics]
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Effects of residue management on earthworm cast production after Chromolaena odorata short fallow in the humid tropics
Tree litter fall was monitored for 2 years in two Terminalia ivorensis A. Chev. plantations in the humid tropics of southern Cameroon. The plantations were 6 and 17 years old when they were each thinned to two timber stand densities (TSD) and understorey food crops were introduced. Leaf litter wa...
Norgrove, L.
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Hauser, S.
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[Leaf properties, litterfall and nutrient inputs of Terminalia ivorensis at different tree stand densities in a tropical timberfood crop multistrata system]
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Leaf properties, litterfall and nutrient inputs of Terminalia ivorensis at different tree stand densities in a tropical timberfood crop multistrata system
Deforestation in the humid tropics poses an increasing threat to natural forests and future timber supplies. Smallholder slash and burn farming and timber extraction are the major causes of deforestation in the Congo basin. Therefore, the feasibility of an alternative to slash and burn, the combi...
Norgrove, L.
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Hauser, S.
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[Yield of plantain grown under different tree densities and slash and mulch versus slash and burn management in an agrisilvicultural system in southern Cameroon]
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Yield of plantain grown under different tree densities and slash and mulch versus slash and burn management in an agrisilvicultural system in southern Cameroon
Earthworms can have positive effects upon crop growth in the tropics. If soils are to be managed sustainably, then more attention should be paid to the effects of cultivation and cropping practices upon earthworms. When forest vegetation is cleared, slashed, burned and land is tilled and cultivat...
Norgrove, L.
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Csuzdi, C.
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Hauser, S.
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[Effects of cropping and tree density on earthworm community composition and densities in central Cameroon]
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Effects of cropping and tree density on earthworm community composition and densities in central Cameroon