Soil microbial activity and free-living nematode community in the upper soil layer of the anticline erosional cirque, Makhtesh Ramon, Israel

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-79

  Pen Mouratov, Stanislav ^a   Shukurov, Nosir ^a,b   Plakht, Josef ^c   Steinberger, Yosef ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b S YU YUNUSOV INSTITUTE OF THE CHEMISTRY OF PLANT SUBSTANCES   (Uzbekistan)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ecological indices; Makhtesh Ramon; Microbial biomass; Nematode community; Respiration; Trophic groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149116027     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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