Stable carbon isotope ratio and composition of microbial fatty acids in tropical soils

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 198-206

  Burke, Roger A ^b   Molina, Marirosa ^b   Cox, Julia E ^b   Osher, Laurie J ^b   Piccolo, Marisa C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; ISOTOPES; LAND USE; PROTOZOA; SOILS; SUBSTRATES; VEGETATION;

MICROBIAL STRUCTURES;

FATTY ACIDS;

CARBON; FATTY ACID; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ACTINOMYCES; ARTICLE; CHRONOSEQUENCE; ECOSYSTEM; FOREST; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LAND USE; PASTURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROTOZOON; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL STRUCTURE; SUGARCANE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ACTINOMYCES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROTOZOA; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0347296318     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2003.1980     Document Type: Article

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