Effects of land use on soil microbial biomass, activity and community structure at different soil depths in the Danube floodplain

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 79, Issue , 2017, Pages 14-20

  van Leeuwen, J P ^a   Djukic, I ^b,c   Bloem, J ^a   Lehtinen, T ^b,d,e   Hemerik, L ^a   de Ruiter, P C ^a,f   Lair, G J ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AUSTRIA   (Austria)

^d AUSTRIAN AGENCY FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Land use; Microbial activity; PLFA; Soil depth; Soil ecosystem functioning; Soil microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012280192     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2017.02.001     Document Type: Article

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