A physiological method for the quantitative measurement of microbial biomass in soils

J.P.E. Anderson; K.H. Domsch

doi:10.1016/0038-0717(78)90099-8

journal article Jan 01, 1978

A physiological method for the quantitative measurement of microbial biomass in soils

J.P.E. Anderson K.H. Domsch

Soil Biology and Biochemistry Vol. 10 No. 3 pp. 215-221 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Jan 01, 1978
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Pages: 215-221
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J.P.E. Anderson, K.H. Domsch (1978). A physiological method for the quantitative measurement of microbial biomass in soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 10(3), 215-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-0717(78)90099-8

A physiological method for the quantitative measurement of microbial biomass in soils

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