Soil organisms maintain nutrient cycling and soil fertility. Conversion of tropical rain forests to agriculture leads to a loss of aboveground biodiversity. Little is known of the impacts belowground, but the conversion causes changes in soil temperature, soil water balance and organic matter inputs (Quantity and Quality) and reduces the diversity of roots and rhizosphere.What happens to the soil (micro and macro) organisms during this conversion Are important functional groups reduced below critical threshold levels
Publication year
2022
Authors
Iswandi A; Susilo F-X; Hardiwinoto S; Simanungkalit R D M; Setiadi Y; Djunaedy; van Noordwijk, M.
Language
English
Keywords
agroforestry, rubber, slash and burn agriculture, smallholders
Geographic
Indonesia
