Soil microbial diversity, community structure and denitrification in a temperate riparian zone

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1057-1078

  Martin, Teri L ^a   Trevors, J T ^a   Kaushik, N K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Functional diversity; Microorganisms; Sole carbon source utilization; Temperate riparian zone

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE BLOCKAGE TECHNIQUE; BIODIVERSITY; CANADA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DENITRIFICATION; MEASUREMENT; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; NITRATE; RHIZOSPHERE; RIVER; SOIL;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DENITRIFICATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CANADA;

EID: 0032849494     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008899722286     Document Type: Article

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