Effect of vegetation manipulation of abandoned arable land on soil microbial properties

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-127

  Maly S ^b   Korthals, G W ^a   Van Dijk, C ^a   Van Der Putten, W H ^a   De Boer, W ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR SUPERVISING AND TESTING IN AGRICULTURE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Diversity; Ecosystem functioning; Microbial biomass; N mineralization; Permanent set aside

Indexed keywords

AMMONIFICATION; ARABLE LAND; BIOMASS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; PLANT SUCCESSION; SOIL MICROBE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION;

ABANDONED LAND; ARABLE FARMING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL PROPERTY; VEGETATION COVER;

EID: 0034028951     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050634     Document Type: Article

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