Ergosterol and microbial biomass relationship in soil

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 299-304

  Djajakirana, G ^a   Joergensen, R G ^a   Meyer, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ergosterol; Fumigation extraction; Fungal biomass; Microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

EID: 85047675545     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00334573     Document Type: Article

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