Soil microbial biomass, activity and potential nitrogen mineralization in a pasture: Impact of stock camping activity

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 149-157

  Iyyemperumal, Kannan ^a   Israel, Daniel W ^a   Shi, Wei ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbial biomass; Mineralization; Nitrification; Pasture; Stock camping activity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CORRELATION METHODS; ECOSYSTEMS; FUNGI; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; SOILS;

MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MINERALIZATION; PASTURES; STOCK CAMPING ACTIVITY;

VEGETATION;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; IMMOBILIZATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; PASTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); CYNODON DACTYLON; FUNGI;

EID: 33750945182     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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