Increase in pH stimulates mineralization of 'native' organic carbon and nitrogen in naturally salt-affected sandy soils

Plant and Soil

Volumn 290, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 269-282

  Li, Xiao Gang ^a,b,c   Rengel, Zed ^b   Mapfumo, Emmanuel ^b   Bhupinderpal Singh, ^b  

^a GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Global C balance; Microbial activity; Microbial biomass; Particulate organic matter; pH; Salinity

Indexed keywords

CARBON BALANCE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PH; PLANT COMMUNITY; SALINITY; SANDY SOIL; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33846456996     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-006-9158-4     Document Type: Article

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