Temperature effects on organic matter and microbial biomass dynamics in temperate and tropical soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 10-11, 1998, Pages 1309-1315

  Grisi, B ^a,c   Grace, C ^a   Brookes, P C ^a   Benedetti, A ^b   Dell'Abate, M T ^b  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Ist Sperimentale per la Zootecnia   (Italy)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLAY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HUMIFICATION; INCUBATION; MICROBIAL DYNAMICS; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PH; SOIL DEGRADATION; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; UNITED KINGDOM;

MICROBIAL BIOMASS; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

BRAZIL; UK;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0032171613     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(98)00016-9     Document Type: Article

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