Microbial response to freeze-thaw cycles in tundra and taiga soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1061-1066

  Schimel, Joshua P ^a   Clein, Joy S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; FREEZE/THAW CYCLE; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; SOIL; TAIGA; TAIGA SOIL; TUNDRA; TUNDRA SOIL;

EID: 0030201304     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-0717(96)00083-1     Document Type: Article

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