A soil microbial community structural-functional index: The microscopy-based total/active/active fungal/bacterial (TA/AFB) biovolumes ratio

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 257-268

  Klein, Donald A ^a   Paschke, Mark W ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biovolumes ratio; Filamentous fungi; Indeterminate microbes; Microscopy; Nitrogen; Soil health; Soil quality; Soil resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034212284     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(00)00061-5     Document Type: Article

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