Desert Nitrogen Cycles: Fecal Nitrogen From a Population of the Sahelian Tree Locust in Oman

This research quantifies the amount of nitrogen deposited by the tree locust, Anacridium melanorhodon, during an irregular population outbreak in an Acacia tortilis woodland in Oman. The average standing crop of feces was 65.28g m-2. The mean fecal crude protein and nitrogen were respectively, 20.14...

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Main Author: Michael D. Robinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2001-12-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science
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Online Access:https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squjs/article/view/256