Combined methods for the determination of microbial activity of leaf litter

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 105-110

  Skambracks, Daniel ^a   Zimmer, Martin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cellulase activity; Decomposition; Litter colonizing microbiota; Microbial activity; Microbial respiration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032109048     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1164-5563(00)88646-X     Document Type: Article

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