Microbiological communities and properties of Arctic soils: Results of the Tundra Northwest Expedition 1999 (Nunavut and Northwest Territories, Canada)

Polarforschung

Volumn 73, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 103-110

  Bölter, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BACTERIUM; FUNGICIDE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL BIOTA;

ARCTIC;

ALGAE; FUNGI;

EID: 33645954300     PISSN: 00322490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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