Dynamics of microbial biomass and nitrogen supply during primary succession on blastfurnace slag dumps in dry tropics

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 365-372

  Roy, A ^a   Singh, K P ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Microbial biomass; Mineral N; N mineralization; N pool; Primary succession; Slag dump

Indexed keywords

BLAST FURNACES; CLAY; NITROGEN; SILT; SLAGS;

MICROBIAL BIOMASS;

BIOMASS;

MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; PRIMARY SUCCESSION;

EID: 0037342896     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(02)00286-9     Document Type: Article

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