Microbial Biomass C, N and P in Disturbed Dry Tropical Forest Soils, India

Pedosphere

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 780-788

  Singh, J S ^a,b   Singh, D P ^a   Kashyap, A K ^b  

^a BABASAHEB BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Deciduous forest; Grassland; Savanna; Soil moisture; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DEFORESTATION; DISTURBANCE; FOREST SOIL; LAND USE; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; SAVANNA; SEASONALITY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; TROPICAL FOREST;

INDIA; VINDHYAN PLATEAU;

EID: 77958522772     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(10)60068-9     Document Type: Article

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