High levels of microbial biomass and activity in unvegetated tropical and temperate alpine soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2605-2610

  King, A J ^a   Meyer, A F ^a   Schmidt, S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine; Extracellular enzymes; Microbial biomass; Subnival; Talus

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CARBON; DISSOLUTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; PHOSPHORUS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOIL MOISTURE; SUBSTRATES; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONTENT;

ALPINE; EXTRACELLULAR ENZYMES; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SUBNIVAL; TALUS;

SOILS;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HETEROTROPHY; LIMITING FACTOR; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RESPIRATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SUBSTRATE; TALUS; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER CONTENT;

ANDES; COLORADO; FRONT RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; PERU; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51549103251     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.06.026     Document Type: Article

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