Dynamics of soil properties and organic carbon pool in topsoil of zokor-made mounds at an alpine site of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 865-872

  Li, Xiao Gang ^a   Zhang, Mei Lan ^a   Li, Zhuo Ting ^a   Shi, Xiao Ming ^a   Ma, Qifu ^a,b   Long, Rui Jun ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burrowing rodent mounds; Carbon mineralization; Root biomass; Soil aggregation; Soil microbial biomass carbon; Vegetation and soil recovery. soil enzyme activities

Indexed keywords

EOSPALAX BAILEYI; RODENTIA;

EID: 84893698352     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-009-0398-3     Document Type: Article

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