Microbial biomass and metabolic activity in a forest soil treated with an acrylamide copolymer

Agrochimica

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 9-13

  Basanta, M R ^a   Diaz Ravina M ^a   Carballas, T ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiológicas de Galicia del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas   (Spain)

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EID: 0037884821     PISSN: 00021857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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