Evaluation of the effectiveness of riparian zone restoration in the southern Appalachians by assessing soil microbial populations

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-68

  Tian, Guanglong ^a,b   Vose, James M ^c   Coleman, David C ^a   Geron, Christopher D ^d   Walker, John T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b R and D Complex   (United States)

^c Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Denitrifiers; Fertilizer; Microbial biomass; Nitrifiers; Southeastern USA; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

RIPARIA;

EID: 1842582981     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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