Altitude-related factors but not Pinus community exert a dominant role over chemical and microbiological properties of a Mediterranean humid soil

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 541-549

  Lucas Borja, M E ^a   Candel Perez D ^a   Lopez Serrano F R ^a   Andres M ^a   Bastida, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; DOMINANCE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREST SOIL; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIOLOGY; MIXED FOREST; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STAND STRUCTURE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

PINUS NIGRA; PINUS PINASTER; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84870289700     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2012.01438.x     Document Type: Article

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