Effects of Different Types of Sludge on Soil Microbial Properties: A Field Experiment on Degraded Mediterranean Soils

Pedosphere

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 681-691

  Tarrason D ^a,b   Ojeda, G ^b   Ortiz, O ^a   Alcaniz, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Basal respiration; Composted sludge; Soil microbial biomass; Thermally dried sludge

Indexed keywords

COMPOST; FIELDWORK; LOAMY SAND; MEDITERRANEAN SOIL; MINERALIZATION; RECYCLING; RESPIRATION; SLUDGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; THERMAL ALTERATION;

EID: 77958540682     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(10)60058-6     Document Type: Article

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