SOIL RESPIRATION IN RELATION TO MICROBIAL BIOMASS IN A TROPICAL DECIDUOUS FOREST FLOOR FROM INDIA

Authors
BASU S JOSHI SK PATI DP BEHERA N
Citation
S. Basu et al., SOIL RESPIRATION IN RELATION TO MICROBIAL BIOMASS IN A TROPICAL DECIDUOUS FOREST FLOOR FROM INDIA, Revue d'ecologie et de biologie du sol, 28(4), 1991, pp. 377-386
Citations number
42
Journal title
Revue d'ecologie et de biologie du sol → ACNP
ISSN journal
00351822
Volume
28
Issue
4
Year of publication
1991
Pages
377 - 386
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-1822(1991)28:4<377:SRIRTM>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
In a tropical deciduous forest floor from India, monthly variation of soil respiration was observed to be governed by soil moisture and temp eratures soil fungal and bacterial biomass showed positive realtionshi p with the rate of soil respiration. Annual contributions of fungi and bacteria to the total soil respiration were estimated to be 331 and 4 1 g C-CO2 m-2 respectively.