Potential C and N mineralization and microbial biomass from intact and increasingly disturbed soils of varying texture

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1083-1090

  Franzluebbers, A J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; MICROBE METABOLISM; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL ANALYSIS;

CARBON; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; SOIL TEXTURE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033038995     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00022-X     Document Type: Article

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