Dehydrogenase activity in Mediterranean forest soils

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 102-107

  Quilchano, Consuelo ^a   Marañón, Teodoro ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dehydrogenase activity; Mediterranean forest; Quercus suber; Shrub clearing practices; Soil enzyme activity

Indexed keywords

CLEARCUTTING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREST SOIL; PH; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL PROPERTY;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 0036930714     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-002-0446-8     Document Type: Article

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