Biological indicators to assess short-term soil quality changes in forest ecosystems

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 416-423

  Muscolo, Adele ^a   Panuccio, Maria Rosaria ^a   Mallamaci, Carmelo ^a   Sidari, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological indicators; FDA; Soil microbial biomass; Soil organic matter; Soil quality indicators; Water soluble phenols

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; WATERWORKS;

BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; FDA; SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SOIL QUALITY INDICATORS; WATERSOLUBLE;

SOILS;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOINDICATOR; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PHENOL; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY;

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; SOIL; WATER SUPPLY;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 84901934406     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.04.047     Document Type: Article

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