Can the low microbial biomass C-to-organic C ratio in an acid and a metal contaminated soil be explained by differences in the substrate utilization efficiency and maintenance requirements?

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 633-641

  Dahlin, Sigrun ^a   Witter, Ernst ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; AMMONIUM SULFATE; BIOMASS; BREATHING; CALCIUM NITRATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON; CHLOROFORM; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; METAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NITROGEN; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ACID SOIL; HEAVY METALS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SOIL POLLUTION; SUBSTRATE UTILIZATION;

EID: 0032565044     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00156-9     Document Type: Article

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