Soil microbial diversity of four German long-term field experiments

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 507-523

  Langer, Uwe ^a   Klimanek, Eva Maria ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enzyme activity; Long term fertilization; Microbial biomass; Microbial community; PLFA analysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 33749165574     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340600915554     Document Type: Article

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