Dynamic response of microbial biomass, respiration rate and ATP glucose additions

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1249-1256

  Tsai, Cheng Sheng ^a,b   Killham, Ken ^b   Cresser, Malcolm S ^b  

^a Taiwan Sugar Research Institute   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATP; BIOMASS; GLUCOSE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATION RATE;

EID: 0030852093     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00020-5     Document Type: Article

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