Indicators for evaluating soil quality

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 98, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 255-262

  Schloter, M ^a   Dilly, O ^b   Munch, J C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Indicators for soil quality; Microbial activity; Microbial biomass; Microbial diversity; Nematodes; Nitrogen turnover

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIOINDICATOR; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROBIOTA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0141615681     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(03)00085-9     Document Type: Article

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