The effects of a large species of anecic earthworm, Martiodrilus carimaguensis Jiménez and Moreno, on soil C and N dynamics were investigated in a native savanna and a man-made pasture of the eastern plains of Colombia. We compared, across time (11 months), the total C, total N, NH+ 4 and NO– 3 c...
Decaëns, Thibaud
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Rangel Becerra, AF
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Asakawa, N.
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Thomas, Richard J.
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[Carbon and nitrogen dynamics in ageing earthworm casts in grasslands of the eastern plains of Colombia]
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Carbon and nitrogen dynamics in ageing earthworm casts in grasslands of the eastern plains of Colombia
Fisher, Myles J.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Lascano, Carlos E.
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Sanz Scovino, José Ignacio
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Thomas, Richard J.
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Vera, Raúl R.
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[Carbon storage by introduced deep-rooted grasses in the South American savannas]
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Carbon storage by introduced deep-rooted grasses in the South American savannas
The structure and seasonal changes of earthworm communities were evaluated in a natural savanna and in a improved grass-legume pasture in a Colombian oxisol over a period of 18 months. One plot of 90×90 m was isolated in each of the systems and each month five samples of 1 m2×0.5 m and ten of 20×...
Jiménez Jaén, J.J.
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Moreno, Alonso
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Decaëns, Thibaud
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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Fisher, Myles J.
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Thomas, Richard J.
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[Earthworm communities in native savannas and man-made pastures of the Eastern Plains of Colombia]
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Earthworm communities in native savannas and man-made pastures of the Eastern Plains of Colombia
Soil carbon distribution with depth, stable carbon isotope ratios in soil organic matter and their changes as a consequence of the presence of legume were studied in three 12-year-old tropical pastures (grass alone Brachiaria decumbens (C4), legume alone Pueraria phaseoloides (C3) and grass + l...
Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Thomas, Richard J.
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[The use of carbon isotope ratios to evaluate legume contribution to soil enhancement in tropical pastures]
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The use of carbon isotope ratios to evaluate legume contribution to soil enhancement in tropical pastures