A history of research on the link between (micro)aggregates, soil biota, and soil organic matter dynamics

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-31

  Six, J ^a,b   Bossuyt, H ^c   Degryze, S ^d   Denef, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aggregate; Dry wet cycle; Earthworm; Freeze thaw cycle; History; Root; Soil biota; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEMS; MICROORGANISMS; POSITIVE IONS; RESEARCH;

SOIL BIOTIC ACTIVITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER (SOM); SOLID-PHASE REACTIONS;

SOILS;

AGGREGATION; BIOTURBATION; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WETTING-DRYING CYCLE;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 4143075749     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2004.03.008     Document Type: Review

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