The functional significance of denitrifier community composition in a terrestrial ecosystem

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1402-1414

  Cavigelli, Michel A ^a,b   Robertson, G Philip ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Community composition; Denitrification enzyme activity; Denitrifier community composition; Ecosystem function; Michigan; Microbial diversity; Nitrate; Nitrous oxide; Oxygen; PH

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DENITRIFICATION; DENITRIFYING BACTERIUM; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; MODEL; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRITE REDUCTASE; NITROUS OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE REDUCTASE; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; SOIL; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 0033939308     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[1402:TFSODC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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