Substrate-induced respiration in forest and arable soils measured by O2-microcompensation: Moisture conditions and respiratory quotient

Pedobiologia

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 449-455

  Theenhaus, Anne ^a   Maraun, Mark ^a   Scheu, Stefan ^a  

^a Abteilung Okologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Microbial respiration; Respiratory quotient; Soil moisture; Substrate induced respiration

Indexed keywords

ARABLE SOIL; FOREST SOIL; GLUCOSE; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY QUOTIENT; SUBSTRATE-INDUCED RESPIRATION;

EID: 0030799744     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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