Simultaneous Preservation of Soil Structural Properties and Phospholipid Proflles: A Comparison ofThree Drying Techniques

Pedosphere

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 284-287

  DEACON, L J ^a   GRINEV, D V ^b   CRAWFORD, J W ^b   HARRIS, J ^c   RITZ, K ^a   YOUNG, I M ^b  

^a National Soil Resources Institute   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c Integrated Earth Systems Science Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biological community; dehydration; phospholipid proflle; physical properties; preservation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEHYDRATION; FREEZE DRYING; PHOSPHOLIPID; PRESERVATION; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL STRUCTURE;

EID: 43049141154     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(08)60018-1     Document Type: Article

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