Spatial distribution of fungal and bacterial biomass in southern ohio hardwood forest soils: Scale dependency and landscape patterns

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 887-902

  Morris, Sherri Jeakins ^a   Boerner, R E J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; FOREST SOIL; FUNGUS; SCALE EFFECT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032918493     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00002-4     Document Type: Article

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