Soil microbial community structure and biomass as affected by Pinus pinea plantation in two Mediterranean areas

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-63

  Iovieno, Paola ^a   Alfani, Anna ^a   Bååth, Erland ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fungal biomass indicators; Holm oak; pH; PLFA; Soil microbial community; Stone pine

Indexed keywords

ILEX; PINUS CEMBROIDES; PINUS PINEA; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 77949492008     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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