Differences of soil microbial biomass and nitrogen transformation under two forest types in central Germany

Plant and Soil

Volumn 283, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 287-297

  Zhong, Zheke ^a,b   Makeschin, Franz ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b China National Bamboo Research Center   (China)

Author keywords

Forest type; Microbial biomass C; Microbial biomass N; N transformation; Tempo spatial variation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FOREST; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

CONIFEROPHYTA; FAGUS; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 33746063208     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-006-0018-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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