Long-term tillage effects on the distribution patterns of microbial biomass and activities within soil aggregates

Catena

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 276-280

  Jiang, X ^a,b   Wright, A L ^b   Wang, J ^a   Li, Z ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Metabolic quotient; Respiration rate; Soil organic carbon; Soil structure; Soil tillage

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE SIZE; BIOACTIVITY; BIOMASS; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROPPING PRACTICE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC CARBON; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL TYPE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; ZERO TILLAGE;

EID: 79960915138     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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