Microbiological indicators of soil quality and degradation following conversion of native forests to continuous croplands

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 173-185

  Raiesi, Fayez ^a   Beheshti, Ali ^a  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

C loss; Cultivation; Deforestation; Enzyme specific activity; Microbial activity; Microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRONOMY; BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHATASES; SOIL QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NATURAL FOREST ECOSYSTEMS; SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS CARBONS; SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SPECIFIC ACTIVITY;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; DEFORESTATION; DISTURBANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL QUALITY;

GOLESTAN; GORGAN; IRAN;

EID: 84912569937     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.11.008     Document Type: Article

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