Microbial biomass and activity under oxic and anoxic conditions as affected by nitrate additions

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 108-115

  Dyckmans, Jens ^a   Flessa, Heiner ^a   Lipski, André ^b   Potthoff, Martin ^a,c   Beese, Friedrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

AEC; Anoxic conditions; ATP; Heat flow rate; Microbial activity; Microbial biomass; O2 availability; PLFA

Indexed keywords

EID: 33144476918     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200521735     Document Type: Article

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