Microbial respiration and biomass (substrate-induced respiration) in soils of old-growth and regenerating forests on northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-152

  Chang, S X ^a   Trofymow, J A ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basal respiration; Clear cutting; Fumigation extraction (FE); Greenhouse effect; Humus; Metabolic quotient (qCO2); Microbial biomass; Substrate induced respiration (SIR)

Indexed keywords

CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA; THUJA; THUJA PLICATA; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

BIOMASS; FOREST REGENERATION; FOREST SOIL; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMUS; METABOLIC QUOTIENT; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; REGENERATING FOREST; RESPIRATION; SOIL RESPIRATION;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND;

EID: 0029660833     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00336055     Document Type: Article

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