Competition for nitrogen during mineralization of plant residues in soil: Microbial response to C and N availability

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-170

  Jingguo, Wang ^a,b   Bakken, Lars R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DECOMPOSITION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROORGANISM; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; PLANT RESIDUE;

EID: 0031460324     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00292-1     Document Type: Article

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