Temperature and moisture effects on microbial biomass and soil organic matter mineralization

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2055-2067

  Curtin, Denis ^a   Beare, Michael H ^a   Hernandez Ramirez, Guillermo ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C AND N MINERALIZATION; C MINERALIZATION; FIRST-ORDER KINETIC MODELS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MATRIC POTENTIAL; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS C; MOISTURE DEPENDENCE; MOISTURE EFFECTS; NEW ZEALAND; PASTURE SOILS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE INTERVALS; TEMPERATURE RESPONSE;

AGRICULTURE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; MOISTURE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RATE CONSTANTS; SOILS;

MINERALOGY;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; GRAVIMETRY; MINERALIZATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84870218349     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2012.0011     Document Type: Article

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