Microbial properties of soil aggregates created by earthworms and other factors: Spherical and prismatic soil aggregates from unreclaimed post-mining sites

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-43

  Frouz, J ^a,d   Kristufek V ^a   Liveckova M ^b   van Loo, D ^c   Jacobs, P ^c   Van Hoorebeke, L ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; MINING; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOMASS; MINING; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79955825831     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-011-0011-7     Document Type: Article

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