Evidence for the use of a control in the fumigation-incubation method for measuring microbial biomass carbon in soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 511-518

  Wu, J ^a,b   Brookes, P C ^a   Jenkinson, D S ^a,c  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030117036     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-0717(95)00193-X     Document Type: Article

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