Search Results - "France Bernhard-Reversat"
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Influence of heavy metals on C and N mineralisation and microbial biomass in Zn-, Pb-, Cu-, and Cd-contaminated soils
Published in Applied soil ecology : a section of Agriculture, ecosystems & environment (01-02-2004)“…Eight soil samples were taken along a gradient of metal contamination, from a heavy metals contaminated pasture that was polluted by the disposal of wastes of…”
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Litter N-content influences soil millipede abundance, species richness and feeding preferences in a semi-evergreen dry forest of Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles)
Published in Biology and fertility of soils (01-10-2008)“…Despite the impact of soil millipedes on litter fragmentation in tropical forests, there have been few studies dealing with factors determining their habitat…”
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Microbial activities during the early stage of laboratory decomposition of tropical leaf litters: the effect of interactions between litter quality and exogenous inorganic nitrogen
Published in Biology and fertility of soils (01-12-2003)“…The comparative decomposition of tropical leaf litters (e.g. Andropogon gayanus, Casuarina equisetifolia, Faidherbia albida) of different qualities was…”
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Changes in soil biological quality under legume- and maize-based farming systems in a humid savanna zone of Côte d'Ivoire
Published in Biotechnologie, agronomie, société et environnement (01-01-2008)“…Dynamique de la qualité biologique du sol sous différents systèmes de culture en zone de savane humide de Côte d'Ivoire. Il est important de disposer…”
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Heavy metal accumulation by two earthworm species and its relationship to total and DTPA-extractable metals in soils
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (2004)“…The concentrations of Zn, Cd, Pb and Cu in earthworm tissues were compared with the total and DTPA-extractable contents of these heavy metals in contaminated…”
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The effect of crops and farming practices on earthworm communities in Soummam valley, Algeria
Published in European journal of soil biology (2012)“…The response of earthworm communities to farming practices was assessed in 33 farms of the Soummam valley (Algeria). Market gardening was the most intensive…”
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Comparison of litter dynamics in three plantations of an indigenous timber-tree species ( Terminalia superba) and a natural tropical forest in Mayombe, Congo
Published in Forest ecology and management (01-07-2006)“…Litter production, litter standing crop, litter quality and decomposition were studied in Terminalia superba plantations (7, 12 and 48 years old) and natural…”
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Soil fauna abundance and diversity in a secondary semi-evergreen forest in Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles): influence of soil type and dominant tree species
Published in Biology and fertility of soils (01-12-2007)“…The importance of secondary tropical forests regarding the maintenance of soil fauna abundance and diversity is poorly known. The aims of this study were (1)…”
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Changes in eucalypt litter quality during the first three months of field decomposition in a Congolese plantation
Published in Applied soil ecology : a section of Agriculture, ecosystems & environment (01-07-2009)“…In fast-growing tree plantations, decomposition of leaf litter is considered as a key process of soil fertility. A three-month field experiment, spanning both…”
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The leaching of Eucalyptus hybrids and Acacia auriculiformis leaf litter: laboratory experiments on early decomposition and ecological implications in congolese tree plantations
Published in Applied soil ecology : a section of Agriculture, ecosystems & environment (01-07-1999)“…The first stage of leaf litter decomposition of two eucalyptus hybrids and Acacia auriculiformis was studied in laboratory experiments where the decaying…”
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Soil aggregation in a laboratory experiment: Interactions between earthworms, woodlice and litter palatability
Published in Pedobiologia (01-04-2008)“…Interactions between soil invertebrate functional groups are still poorly understood. In this study, the effect of the soil dwelling earthworm Aporrectodea…”
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Litter N-content influences soil millipede abundance, species richness and feeding preferences in a semi-evergreen dry forest of Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles)
Published in Biology and fertility of soils (01-10-2008)“…Despite the impact of soil millipedes on litter fragmentation in tropical forests, there have been few studies dealing with factors determining their habitat…”
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Influence of changes in land use and earthworm activities on carbon and nitrogen dynamics in a steepland ecosystem in Northern Vietnam
Published in Biology and fertility of soils (01-10-2007)“…This manuscript focuses on the effects of land-use change and earthworm activities on the dynamics of dissolved nutrients (carbon and mineral nitrogen) in a…”
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Soil fauna abundance and diversity in a secondary semi-evergreen forest in Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles): influence of soil type and dominant tree species
Published in Biology and fertility of soils (01-12-2007)“…The importance of secondary tropical forests regarding the maintenance of soil fauna abundance and diversity is poorly known. The aims of this study were (1)…”
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Aboveground and belowground biomass, productivity and nutrient accumulation in tree improved fallows in the dry tropics of Cameroon
Published in Forest ecology and management (05-02-2004)“…The accumulation of biomass and nutrients by three tree fallows planted in a previously cultivated ferruginous soil in the Sudanian zone of Cameroon were…”
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Is soil quality improvement by legume cover crops a function of the initial soil chemical characteristics
Published in Nutrient cycling in agroecosystems (01-09-2008)“…The aim of this study, which was conducted in a humid savannah zone of central Côte d'Ivoire, was to examine changes in the quality of soil cultivated with…”
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Understory vegetation, soil structure and soil invertebrates in Congolese eucalypt plantations, with special reference to the invasive plant Chromolaena odorata and earthworm populations
Published in European journal of soil biology (2007)“…Earthworm relationships with vegetation have received extensive attention, and earthworm density has been shown to be related to vegetation types or plant…”
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Nitrogen cycling in tree plantations grown on a poor sandy savanna soil in Congo
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