Synergistic effects of grassland plant species on soil microbial biomass and activity: Implications for ecosystem-level effects of enriched plant diversity

Functional Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 410-416

  Wardle, D A ^a   Nicholson, K S ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; competition; decomposition

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; MICROBIAL BIOMASS;

LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE;

EID: 0030304895     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2390291     Document Type: Article

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