Browsing by Subject "decomposition"

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    • Decomposition of Cassia siamea loppings in semiarid Machakos, Kenya 

      Mugendi, Daniel N.; Mochoge, B.O.; Coulson, C.L.; Stigter, C.J.; Sang, F.K. (1994)
      The rate of decomposition of Cassia siamea Lam. prunings in an alley cropping system was investigated using litter bags in the semiarid area of the Machakos District, Kenya, during the short rains of 1988 and the long rains ...

    • Role of Arthropods in Maintaining Soil Fertility 

      Culliney, Thomas W. (2013)
      In terms of species richness, arthropods may represent as much as 85% of the soil fauna. They comprise a large proportion of the meso- and macrofauna of the soil. Within the litter/soil system, five groups are chiefly ...