Response of microbial processes and fungal community structure to vegetation management in mixedwood forest soils

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2002-2010

  Houston, A P C ^a   Visser, S ^a   Lautenschlager, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brushsaw; Fungal community; Harvesting; Herbicide; Microbial processes

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CANADA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST; GLYPHOSATE; MICROBE METABOLISM; MICROBE RESPIRATION; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; SOIL; TRICLOPYR;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST SOIL; FUNGUS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

CANADA; ONTARIO;

FUNGI; MORTIERELLA; MORTIERELLA VINACEA; PAECILOMYCES; PAECILOMYCES CARNEUS; UMBELOPSIS VINACEA;

EID: 0032324483     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b98-186     Document Type: Article

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