Soil microbial biomass response to woody plant invasion of grassland

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1207-1216

  Liao, J D ^a   Boutton, T W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cmic Corg; Chronosequence; Metabolic quotient; Soil microbial biomass; Soil organic carbon; Soil total nitrogen; Woody invasion

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON;

CHRONOSEQUENCE; METABOLIC QUOTIENT; SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL TOTAL NITROGEN; WOODY INVASION;

SOILS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GRASSLAND; SAVANNA; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WOODY PLANT;

EID: 41449083654     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.12.018     Document Type: Article

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