Seasonal changes in microbial nitrogen in an old broadleaf forest and in a neighbouring young plantation

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-108

  Tonon, Giustino ^a   Boldreghini, Pietro ^a   Gioacchini, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Nitrogen cycle; Soil microbial biomass; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

FOREST SOIL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL NITROGEN;

EID: 17644398813     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-004-0813-8     Document Type: Article

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