Stabilization of aggregates by the microbial biomass as affected by soil texture and type

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 221-230

  Kiem, R ^a   Kandeler, E ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR FORESTS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aggregate stabilization; Microbial biomass; Soil typological unit; Texture; Water stability of aggregates

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STABILIZATION; AGGREGATION STABILIZATION; CALCIC CHERNOZEM; CAMBISOL; CHERNOZEM; DYSTRIC CAMBISOL; DYSTRIC GLEYSOL; GLEYIC CHERNOZEM; GLEYSOL; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; PLANOSOL; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL TEXTURE;

EID: 0031407581     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(96)00132-1     Document Type: Article

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