Soil microbial biomass and activity in response to Eucalyptus plantation and natural regeneration on tropical soil

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 174, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 1-11

  Behera, N ^a   Sahani, U ^a  

^a SAMBALPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus plantation; Microbial biomass; Microfungal biomass; Natural forest; Tropical soil

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; ECOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN; POROSITY; SOIL TESTING;

EUCALYPTUS PLANTATION;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLANTATION; REGENERATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL PROPERTY;

BIOMASS; CARBON; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN; PLANTATIONS; SOIL;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 0037450776     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00057-9     Document Type: Article

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