Assessing biological soil quality with chloroform fumigation-incubation: Why subtract a control?

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 521-528

  Franzluebbers, A J ^a   Haney, R L ^b   Hons, F M ^b   Zuberer, D A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active soil carbon; Chloroform fumigation extraction; Microbial biomass; Soil organic matter; Soil quality; Substrate induced respiration

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY;

GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0033378469     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S99-010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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