Microbial C and N transformations during drying and rewetting of coniferous forest floor material

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 275-285

  Pulleman, Mirjam ^a   Tietema, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN;

EID: 0033022196     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(98)00116-3     Document Type: Article

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