Measuring bacterial and fungal substrate-induced respiration in dry soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 427-432

  Johnson, Cinthia K ^a   Vigil, Merle F ^a   Doxtader, Kenneth G ^b   Beard, William E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030114722     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-0717(96)00004-1     Document Type: Article

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