Reliability of the in situ incubation methods used to assess nitrogen mineralization: A microbiological perspective

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 125-130

  Abril, A ^a   Caucas, V ^a   Bucher, E H ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b CENTRO DE ZOOLOGÍA APLICADA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

In situ methods; Nitrifying bacteria; Nitrogen mineralization; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035026521     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(01)00128-7     Document Type: Article

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