Microbial degradation of geogenic organic C and N in mine spoils

Plant and Soil

Volumn 213, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 221-230

  Waschkies, Christina ^a   Hüttl, Reinhard F ^a  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon and nitrogen mineralisation; Carboniferous mine spoil; Coal; Geogenic organic matter; Microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; GERMANY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM;

DEGRADATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINE WASTE; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER;

CARBONIFEROUS; LUSATIA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0344390883     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004539502221     Document Type: Article

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