Soil microbial biomass and activity response to repeated drying-rewetting cycles along a soil fertility gradient modified by long-term fertilization management practices

Geoderma

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 218-224

  Zhao, Bingzi ^a   Chen, Ji ^a   Zhang, Jiabao ^a   Qin, Shengwu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Drying rewetting; Long term fertilization management practices; Soil fertility; Variation in soil properties

Indexed keywords

BASAL SOIL RESPIRATION RATE; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC C; DRYING-REWETTING; FIELD CAPACITY; LONG-TERM FERTILIZATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS C; MOISTURE CONTENTS; RE-WETTING; SOIL BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SOIL ORGANIC C; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL RESPONSE; TERM FIELD; UREASE ACTIVITY; VARIATION IN SOIL PROPERTIES;

BIOMASS; DRYING; FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY;

SOILS;

BIOMASS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; REWETTING; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

EID: 78649446224     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2010.09.024     Document Type: Article

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