In search of biological indicators for soil health and disease suppression

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-24

  Van Bruggen, A H C ^a   Semenov, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Microbial diversity; Microbial succession; Resilience; Stability; Stress

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; SOIL;

EID: 0033854389     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(00)00068-8     Document Type: Article

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