Microbial biomass dynamics and soil wettability as affected by the intensity and frequency of wetting and drying during straw decomposition

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1482-1492

  Zhang, B ^a   Yao, S H ^a,b   Hu, F ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL WATER; STRAW; WETTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 36249016219     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00952.x     Document Type: Article

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