Plant diversity, carbon dynamics and soil biological activity in tropical successional grassland systems at Kurukshetra

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 285-298

  Neeraj, ^a   Gupta, S R ^a   Malik, V ^a   Kaur, B ^a   Neelam, ^a  

^a KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

AM fungi; Biomass; Carbon dynamics; Nitrogen mineralization; Productivity; Resource quality; Soil aggregates; Soil carbon; Soil microbial biomass; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

ACAULOSPORA; ARBUSCULAR; DESMOSTACHYA BIPINNATA; ENDOGONE; ENTROPHOSPORA; FUNGI; GIGASPORA; GLOMUS; ISOPTERA; VETIVERIA; VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES;

EID: 60049097723     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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