Microbial biomass and soil chemical properties under different land use systems in northeastern Pará

The increase in agricultural production in the Brazilian Amazon region is mostly a result of the agricultural frontier expansion, into areas previously influenced by humans or of native vegetation. At the same time, burning is still used to clear areas in small-scale agricultural systems, leading to...

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Main Authors: Elessandra Laura Nogueira Lopes, Antonio Rodrigues Fernandes, Maria de Lourdes Pinheiro Ruivo, José Henrique Cattanio, Gladys Ferreira de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 2011-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832011000400006&lng=en&tlng=en