Response of soil microbial biomass, activities, and community structure at a pine stand in northeastern Germany 5 years after thinning

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1427-1434

  Maassen, Sebastian ^a   Fritze, Hannu ^b   Wirth, Stephan ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME KINETICS; FATTY ACIDS; FORESTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; SOILS;

BASAL RESPIRATION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SOIL MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; UNTHINNED TREATMENT;

BIOMASS;

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS TREE; FUNGUS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; THINNING;

BIOMASS; ENZYMES; PINUS; SOIL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 33748535144     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-039     Document Type: Article

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