Dynamics of soil protozoa using a direct count method

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 168-171

  Adl, Sina M ^a   Coleman, David C ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agro ecosystem; Population dynamics; Protozoa; Soil ecology

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAN; SAMPLING; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 27444439183     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-005-0009-x     Document Type: Article

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