Seasonal dynamics of amoebae in the root canopy of Zygophyllum dumosum in the Negev Desert, Israel

Pedobiologia

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 277-281

  Zaragoza, S Rodriguez ^a   Steinberger, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amoebae; Desert; Protozoa; Root canopy; Soil

Indexed keywords

DESERT SOIL; RHIZOSPHERE; SEASONALITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NEGEV; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

PROTOZOA; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE; ZYGOPHYLLUM; ZYGOPHYLLUM DUMOSUM;

EID: 3042691098     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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