The long-term effects of the management of a forest soil on its carbon content, microbial biomass and activity under a semi-arid climate

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 53-62

  Bastida, F ^a   Moreno, J L ^a   Hernandez T ^a   Garcia C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enzymatic activities; Microbial activity; Organic amendment; Pinus halepensis; Semi arid land

Indexed keywords

PINUS HALEPENSIS;

EID: 34548043984     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2007.03.010     Document Type: Article

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