Soil respiration profiles and protozoan enumeration agree as microbial growth indicators

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 865-868

  Christensen, S ^a   Ronn R ^a   Ekelund, F ^a   Andersen, B ^a   Damgaard, J ^a   Friberg Jensen, U ^a   Jensen, L ^a   Kiil, H ^a   Larsen, B ^a   Larsen, J ^a   Riis, C ^a   Thingsgaard, K ^a   Thirup, C ^a   Tom Petersen, A ^a   Vesterdal, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENUMERATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PROTOZOA; SOIL RESPIRATION;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 0030186133     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-0717(96)00064-8     Document Type: Article

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