Soil microbial population and enzyme activity related to grazing pressure in alpine meadows of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 103-107

  Singh, Sanjeeva K ^a   Rai, J P N ^a  

^a G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Alpine meadow; Dehydrogenase; Microbial biomass; Microbial population; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRAZING PRESSURE; MEADOW; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL RESPIRATION;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRASS; GRAZING; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; PLANT GROWTH; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MICROFLORA;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; NANDA DEVI BIOSPHERE RESERVE; SOUTH ASIA; UTTARANCHAL;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ANIMALIA; FUNGI; POACEAE;

EID: 1342279343     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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