The labile organic matter pool in soil size-fractions as a function of soil management and climate gradient

Authors
Zena, A Spaccini, R Riccio, D Piccolo, A
Citation
A. Zena et al., The labile organic matter pool in soil size-fractions as a function of soil management and climate gradient, FR ENV BULL, 7(5A-6A), 1998, pp. 466-471
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
ISSN journal
10184619 → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
5A-6A
Year of publication
1998
Pages
466 - 471
Database
ISI
SICI code
1018-4619(199811/12)7:5A-6A<466:TLOMPI>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The combination of physical methods of soil fractionation together with che mical procedures are used for the characterization of total soil carbohydra tes and individual monosaccharides. The mass distribution in the different soil-size fractions and the associated microbial activity have shown that s oil texture is responsible, more than climate, for the variation of such la bile pool among soils.