Tillage, habitat space and function of soil microbes

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 201-213

  Young, I M ^a   Ritz, K ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microbial activity; Nitrogen transformations; Soil pore network; Soil structure; Spatial heterogeneity; Tillage

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; HABITAT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL STRUCTURE; TILLAGE;

HABITAT STRUCTURE; PORE SPACE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TILLAGE;

EID: 0034095956     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(99)00106-3     Document Type: Article

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