Soil respiration and microbial properties in an acid forest soil: Effects of wood ash

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1727-1737

  Zimmermann, Stefan ^a   Frey, B ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Basal respiration; Enzyme activities; In situ respiration; Microbial biomass; Wood ash

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; PROTEINASE; UREASE;

ACID SOIL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREST SOIL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOIL RESPIRATION; WOOD ASH;

CARBON METABOLISM; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST SOIL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NORWAY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL RESPIRATION; SPRUCE; SURFACE SOIL; WOOD ASH;

EID: 0036862094     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(02)00160-8     Document Type: Article

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