Interaction between microbial biomass and activity and the soil chemical conditions and the processes of acid load in coniferous forest soils

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-65

  Raubuch, Markus ^a   Beese, Friedrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 0008736914     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.1998.3581610110     Document Type: Article

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