Classification of soil microorganisms based on growth properties: A critical view of some commonly used terms

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 267-269

  Langer, Uwe ^a   Böhme, Livia ^a   Böhme, Frank ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autochthonous vs. zymogenous; Oligotrophic vs. copiotrophic; r selected vs. K selected

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042739911     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200421362     Document Type: Article

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