Soil temperature, matric potential, and the kinetics of microbial respiration and nitrogen mineralization

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 575-584

  Zak, Donald R ^a   Holmes, William E ^a   MacDonald, Neil W ^b   Pregitzer, Kurt S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN; RATE CONSTANTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE-MATRIC POTENTIAL INTERACTION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

MATRIC POTENTIAL; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; RESPIRATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0032773842     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.03615995006300030021x     Document Type: Article

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