The effects of substrate composition, quantity, and diversity on microbial activity

Plant and Soil

Volumn 335, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 397-411

  Hernández, Daniel L ^a   Hobbie, Sarah E ^b  

^a CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Extracellular enzyme activity; Microbial respiration; Nitrogen; Soil microorganisms

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESPIRATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SUBSTRATE;

EID: 77956879538     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0428-9     Document Type: Article

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