Microbial community analysis: A kinetic approach to constructing potential C source utilization patterns

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 231-239

  E Lindstrom, Jon ^a   P Barry, Ronald ^a   Braddock, Joan F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL FUNCTION; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS;

KINETIC MODEL; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POPULATION GROWTH; SOIL MICRORGANISM;

EID: 0344783800     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00113-2     Document Type: Article

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