Effects of carbon, nitrogen, and electron acceptor availability on anaerobic N2-fixation in a beech forest soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-158

  Limmer, Claudia ^a   Drake, Harold L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM; FOREST SOIL; GERMANY; NITROGEN FIXATION;

ACETYLENE-REDUCTION METHOD; ANAEROBIC ACTIVITY; FOREST SOIL; NITROGEN FIXATION;

GERMANY, BAVARIA;

EID: 0344404225     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00099-0     Document Type: Article

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