Surface and subsurface organic carbon, microbial biomass and activity in a forest soil sequence

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2233-2243

  Goberna, M ^a   Sanchez J ^a   Pascual, J A ^b   Garcia C ^b  

^a CDIS UV Generalitat Valenciana)   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Depth patterns; Microbial communities; Reforestation; Semiarid Mediterranean forests

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CARBON; FORESTRY; MICROORGANISMS; REFORESTATION;

DEPTH PATTERNS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; SEMIARID MEDITERRANEAN FORESTS;

SOILS;

FOREST SOIL; HUMIC ACID; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC CARBON; ROOT SYSTEM;

BIOMASS; CARBON; FORESTRY; MICROORGANISMS; SOIL;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33746653256     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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