Phosphatase activity, microbial phosphorus, and fine root growth in forest soils in the Sierra de Gata, western central Spain

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 151-155

  Schneider, Knut ^b   Turrion, Maria Belen ^a   Grierson, Pauline F ^c   Gallardo, Juan F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Available phosphorus; Forest soils; Microbial phosphorus; Phosphatase; Phosphorus mineralization

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; CARBON ALLOCATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREST SOIL; HYDROLYSIS; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; ROOT GROWTH; SOIL AND SOIL RELATED PHENOMENA; SOIL FERTILITY; SPAIN;

FOREST SOIL; PHOSPHATASE; ROOT SYSTEM;

SPAIN;

EID: 0034821744     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740100387     Document Type: Article

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