Effects of tree species, stand age and soil type on soil microbial biomass and its activity in a southern boreal forest

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 1077-1089

  Bauhus, J ^a   Pare D ^b,c   Cote L ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Biodôme de Montréal ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL;

MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SOIL TYPE; STAND AGE; TREE SPECIES;

EID: 0032146599     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00213-7     Document Type: Article

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