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Decomposition and Mineral-Nutrient Dynamics of Plant Litter in a Regenerating Bush-Fallow in Sub-Humid Tropical Nigeria

M. J. Swift, A. Russell‐Smith, Timothy J. Perfect

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M. J. Swift, A. Russell-Smith, T. J. Perfect, Decomposition and Mineral-Nutrient Dynamics of Plant Litter in a Regenerating Bush-Fallow in Sub-Humid Tropical Nigeria, Journal of Ecology, Vol. 69, No. 3 (Nov., 1981), pp. 981-995

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M. J. Swift, A. Russell-Smith, T. J. Perfect, Decomposition and Mineral-Nutrient Dynamics of Plant Litter in a Regenerating Bush-Fallow in Sub-Humid Tropical Nigeria, Journal of Ecology, Vol. 69, No. 3 (Nov., 1981), pp. 981-995

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M. J. Swift, A. Russell-Smith, T. J. Perfect, Decomposition and Mineral-Nutrient Dynamics of Plant Litter in a Regenerating Bush-Fallow in Sub-Humid Tropical Nigeria, Journal of Ecology, Vol. 69, No. 3 (Nov., 1981), pp. 981-995

Key concepts: Litter, Plant litter, Nutrient, Leaching (pedology), Agronomy, Wet season, Decomposition, Nutrient cycle

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