Soil Microbial Population in the Vicinity of the Bean Caper (Zygophyllum dumosum) Root Zone in a Desert System

Pedosphere

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 758-765

  SHMUELI, I ^a   BARNESS, G ^a   STEINBERGER, Y ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

basal respiration; desert; microbial biomass; root zone; soil

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DESERT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESPIRATION; RHIZOSPHERE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHRUB; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

CAPPARIS SPINOSA; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE; ZYGOPHYLLUM DUMOSUM;

EID: 35448943437     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(07)60091-5     Document Type: Article

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