Seasonal Changes of Microbiological Properties in Steppe Soils from Degraded Arid Area in Tunisia

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 49-58

  Fterich, Amira ^a   Mahdhi, Mosbah ^a   Mars, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GABES   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

A. sericea subsp. Henoniana; arid soils; enzyme activities; microbial biomass; S. tenacissima; seasonal change

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; BIOMASS; DESERTIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRASS; LEGUME; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; STEPPE; VEGETATION COVER;

TUNISIA;

EID: 84887045864     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: 15324990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324982.2013.800765     Document Type: Article

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