Effect of fire on soil C, N and microbial biomass

Agronomie

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-53

  Palese, Assunta Maria ^a   Giovannini, Giacomo ^a   Lucchesi, Sergio ^a   Dumontet, Stefano ^b   Perucci, Piero ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Experimental fire; Lithic Xerocrept soil; Mediterranean environment; Soil microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENZYME; FIRE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CELLULAR ORGANISMS; FUNGI;

EID: 1542290497     PISSN: 02495627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2003061     Document Type: Article

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