Microbial processes in relation to carbon, nitrogen and temperature regimes in litter and a sandy mineral soil from a central Siberian Pinus sylvestris L. forest

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 757-767

  Ross, D J ^a   Kelliher, F M ^b   Tate, K R ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Microbial biomass; Nitrogen mineralization; Siberia; Soil carbon; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

FOREST SOIL; LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; SANDY SOIL; SOIL CARBON; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0032927331     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(98)00175-8     Document Type: Article

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