Soil organic carbon and microbial activity: East Antarctica

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 704-713

  Gajananda, K ^a  

^a SHRIRAM INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; PRINCESS ASTRID COAST; QUEEN MAUD LAND; SCHIRMACHER OASIS;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BRYOPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 34248339533     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2006.00857.x     Document Type: Article

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