Relationship between SIR and FE estimates of microbial biomass C in deciduous forest soils at different pH

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1033-1042

  Anderson, Traute Heidi ^a   Joergensen, Rainer Georg ^b  

^a Institut fur Bodenbiologie   (Germany)

^b Institut fur Bodenwissenschaft   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEECH; FOREST SOIL; FUMIGATION EXTRACTION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SOIL CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SOIL PH; SUBSTRATE INDUCED RESPIRATION;

EID: 0031194605     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00011-4     Document Type: Article

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