Filtration increases the correlation between water extractable organic carbon and soil microbial activity

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2240-2248

  Rees, R M ^a   Parker, J P ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dehydrogenase; Microbial activity; Nitrous oxide; Respiration; Sample preparation; Water extractable organic carbon

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISTILLATION; ENZYMES; EXTRACTION; FILTRATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; WATER;

DEHYDROGENASE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROUS OXIDE; RESPIRATION; SAMPLE PREPARATION; WATER EXTRACTABLE ORGANIC CARBON;

SOILS;

MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL RESPIRATION;

EID: 28744431765     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.03.024     Document Type: Article

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