Characterisation of the microbial biomass in lignite-containing mine soils by radiocarbon measurements

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 2019-2021

  Rumpel, C ^a   Grootes, P M ^b   Kogel Knabner I ^c  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

14C activity; Lignite; Mine soil; Soil microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001647192     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(01)00122-5     Document Type: Article

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