Short-term mesofauna responses to soil additions of corn stover biochar and the role of microbial biomass

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 89, Issue , 2015, Pages 10-17

  Domene, Xavier ^a,b,c   Hanley, Kelly ^c   Enders, Akio ^c   Lehmann, Johannes ^c  

^a CREAF   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Avoidance; Behavior; Biochar; Microbial biomass; Soil fauna

Indexed keywords

ENCHYTRAEIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84921341258     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2014.12.005     Document Type: Article

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