Effects of elevated nitrogen deposition on soil microbial biomass carbon in the main subtropical forests of southern China

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 0470-0478

  Wang, Hui ^a,b   Mo, Jiang Ming ^a   Lu, Xian Kai ^a,b   Xue, Jing Hua ^a   Li, Jiong ^a   Fang, Yun Ting ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Extractable DOC; Microbial biomass; N deposition; Subtropical forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952446305     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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