Soil aggregation: Influence on microbial biomass and implications for biological processes

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 80, Issue , 2015, Pages A3-A9

  Gupta, Vadakattu V S R ^a   Germida, James J ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Enzyme activity; Microbial biomass; Microbial diversity; Organic matter; Pore space

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGI; MICROORGANISMS; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AGGREGATE-SIZE FRACTIONS; ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; METABOLIC CAPABILITIES; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; PORE SPACE; SOIL MICROBIAL DIVERSITY;

SOILS;

ABUNDANCE; AGGREGATE SIZE; BIOASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MACROAGGREGATE; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 84911874980     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.09.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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