Application of fresh and composted organic wastes modifies structure, size and activity of soil microbial community under semiarid climate

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 318-329

  Bastida, F ^a   Kandeler, E ^b   Moreno, J L ^a   Ros, M ^a   Garcia C ^a   Hernandez T ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enzyme activities; Microbial activity; Microbial biomass; Microbial community structure; Organic amendments; Phospholipid fatty acids; Semiarid soils

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 50949105823     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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