Soil C and N pools in patchy shrublands of the Negev and Chihuahuan Deserts

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1943-1955

  Thompson, Thomas L ^a   Zaady, Eli ^b,c   Huancheng, Pang ^d   Wilson, Thomas B ^a   Martens, Dean A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^d INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^e SOUTHWEST WATERSHED RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Amino sugars; Carbohydrates; Enzyme activity; Fertile islands; Soil nutrient pools

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; CARBOHYDRATES; RAIN; VEGETATION;

AMINO SUGARS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILE ISLANDS; SOIL NUTRIENT POOLS;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

DESERT SOIL; LITTERFALL; PATCHINESS; SHRUBLAND; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN;

ASIA; CHIHUAHUAN DESERT; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NEGEV; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN DISTRICT; UNITED STATES;

CYANOBACTERIA; POACEAE;

EID: 33746003667     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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