Soil management modifies micro-scale abundance and function of soil microorganisms in a Mediterranean ecosystem

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-12

  Lagomarsino, A ^a   Grego, S ^a   Marhan, S ^b   Moscatelli, M C ^a   Kandeler, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MAIZE; MEDITERRANEAN SOIL; MICROAGGREGATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TEXTURE; TILLAGE; WHEAT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MARCHE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 58549107194     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2008.01113.x     Document Type: Article

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