The effect of land use on the availability of soil nitrogen (N) was studied by separating total soil N into one labile and one stable fraction by oxidation and extraction of labile N with potassium permanganate. The nitrogen management index (NMI) was calculated according to Blair et al. (1995) f...
Westerhof, R
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Vilela, L
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Zech, W.
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[Labile N and the nitrogen management index of oxisols in the Brazilian cerrados]
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Labile N and the nitrogen management index of oxisols in the Brazilian cerrados
Jones, Peter G.
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Robison, DM
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Carter, Simon E.
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[Método SIG para identificar problemas y oportunidad de investigación en el manejo de los recursos naturales]
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Método SIG para identificar problemas y oportunidad de investigación en el manejo de los recursos naturales
Intensive farming and grazing on Oxisols of the Brazilian savannas (also known as the Cerrados) are leading to loss of soil organic matter (SOM) and consequently to a decline in fertility and sustainability of the soils. Alternative land-use systems such as the introduction of legumes in pastures...
Fuhrmann, S
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Neudelft, H
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Westerhof, R
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Silva, J.E. da
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Zech, W.
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[Soil organic carbon, carbohydrates, amino sugars, and potentially mineralizable nitrogen under different land-use systems in oxisols of the Brazilian cerrados]
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Soil organic carbon, carbohydrates, amino sugars, and potentially mineralizable nitrogen under different land-use systems in oxisols of the Brazilian cerrados
The permanganate oxidation procedure is easily performed and may help monitor large areas for their soil organic matter (SOM) quality and nitrogen (N) availability. Knowledge of the chemical characteristics of fractions that are lost or remain after oxidation will help explain results obtained by...
Westerhof, R
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Vilela, L
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Zech, W.
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[Characterization labile and stable nitrogen]
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Characterization labile and stable nitrogen
This study assessed the influence of land use (continuous cropping, CC; tree plantations, F; pasture, PG; and native savanna, NS) on P concentrations and partitioning in bulk soil and two aggregate size fractions of two Oxisols, one loamy and one clayey. The quantity and quality of physically pro...
Lilienfein, J
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Wilcke, W.
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Zech, W.
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[Phosphorus pools in bulk soil and aggregates of differently textured oxisols under different land-use systems in the Brazilian cerrados]
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Phosphorus pools in bulk soil and aggregates of differently textured oxisols under different land-use systems in the Brazilian cerrados
Soil organic matter quality is usually seen as a major attribute of soil quality. In this study, we extracted organic carbon with water (WEOC) or with potassium permanganate (PEOC). We assessed these extractions for their potential as sensitive indicators of the effect of land use on two importan...
Westerhof, R
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Vilela, L
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Zech, W.
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[Carbon fractions as sensitive indicators of quality of soil organic matter]
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Carbon fractions as sensitive indicators of quality of soil organic matter
From April to September 1994, macrofauna density, total biomass, and species diversity of earthworms were measured across a range of land use types in the Cabuyal River watershed. The methodology recommended by the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility (TSBF) Program was used. Macrofauna density, b...
Feijoo Martínez, Alexander
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Knapp, EB
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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Moreno, Alonso
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[Quantifying soil macrofauna in a Colombian watershed]
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Quantifying soil macrofauna in a Colombian watershed
Neufeldt, Henry
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Zech, W.
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Thomas, Richard J.
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[Introduction: sustainable land management for the oxisols of the Brazilian cerrados]
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Introduction: sustainable land management for the oxisols of the Brazilian cerrados