Nitrogen mineralization and microbial biomass-N in a subtropical humid forest of Meghalaya, India

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 1609-1612

  Das, A K ^a   Boral, L ^b   Tripathi, R S ^b   Pandey, H N ^b  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 0031238832     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00298-2     Document Type: Article

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