Impact of air-drying and rewetting on PLFA profiles of soil microbial communities

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 259-264

  Hamer, Ute ^a   Unger, Manuela ^a   Makeschin, Franz ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Microbial biomass; Phospholipid fatty acids; Soil storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248186666     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200625001     Document Type: Article

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