Management influences on soil microbial communities and their function in botanically diverse haymeadows of northern England and Wales

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 253-263

  Donnison, Louise M ^a,b   Griffith, Gwyn S ^a   Hedger, John ^b   Hobbs, Phil J ^a   Bardgett, Richard D ^c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Inst Environ Nat Sci   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decomposer fungi; Ergosterol; Fertilizer; Fungal community; Haymeadow; Management intensification; Phospholipid fatty acid; Soil

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GRASS; HAY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL; UNITED KINGDOM;

MEADOW; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033963257     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00159-5     Document Type: Article

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