Elucidation of the source and turnover of water soluble and microbial biomass carbon in agricultural soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 581-587

  Gregorich, E G ^a   Liang, B C ^b   Drury, C F ^c   Mackenzie, A F ^d   McGill, W B ^e  

^a OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b SWIFT CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c HARROW RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

13C; Carbon dynamics; Maize; Soil carbon; Soil microbial biomass; Turnover; Water soluble organic carbon

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BIOMASS; CANADA; CARBON 13; CROPPING SYSTEM; MAIZE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MODEL; SOIL CARBON CYCLE; SOLUBILITY;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CARBON CYCLE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

CANADA;

EID: 0034061039     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00146-7     Document Type: Article

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