The microbial activity season in southeastern hydric soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1263-1266

  Megonigal, J P ^a   Faulkner, S P ^b   Patrick, W H ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOODS; MICROORGANISMS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

ANOXIA; BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FOREST SOILS; HYDRIC SOILS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOIL RESPIRATION;

SOILS;

FLOODING; FOREST SOIL; HYDRIC SOIL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; REDOX CONDITIONS; SOIL OXYGEN; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

USA, (SOUTHEAST);

EID: 0029660828     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1996.03615995006000040043x     Document Type: Article

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