Microbial respiration and organic carbon indicate nutrient cycling recovery in reclaimed soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1737-1745

  Ingram, Lachlan J ^a   Schuman, Gerald E ^b   Stahl, Peter D ^a   Spackman, Lowell K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b USDA ARS High Plains Grasslands Research Station   (United States)

^c Land Quality Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COAL MINES; CORRELATION METHODS; MICROORGANISMS; NUTRITION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RECLAMATION;

MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; NUTRIET RECYCLING; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL QUANTITY;

SOILS;

MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC CARBON; RECLAIMED LAND; SOIL RESPIRATION;

EID: 27644576977     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.0371     Document Type: Article

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