Effects of heavy metal stress on the metabolic quotient of the soil microflora

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 691-694

  Insam, H ^a   Hutchinson, T C ^b   Reber, H H ^c  

^a Institute of Microbiology   (Austria)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Institute for Crop and Soil Science   (Germany)

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EID: 0030117057     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-0717(95)00182-4     Document Type: Article

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