Soil organic matter characteristics, biochemical activity and antioxidant capacity in Mediterranean land use systems

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 120, Issue , 2012, Pages 8-14

  Cardelli, R ^a   Marchini, F ^a   Saviozzi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

C mineralization; Land use; Mediterranean environment; Soil antioxidant capacity; Soil quality indices

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; BIOCHEMICAL ACTIVITY; C MINERALIZATION; CENTRAL ITALY; CROPPING SEQUENCES; DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY; LABILE C; LAND-USE SYSTEMS; LIGHT FRACTION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL BIOMASS C; ORGANIC MATTER MINERALIZATION; RESPIRATION ACTIVITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL QUALITY INDICES; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; LAND USE; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; RATE CONSTANTS;

SOILS;

ALKALINITY; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREST SOIL; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; HORTICULTURE; HYDROLYSIS; LAND USE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; RESEARCH WORK; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SOLUBILIZATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84856577786     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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