Soil microbial community patterns related to the history and intensity of grazing in sub-montane ecosystems

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 12-13, 2001, Pages 1653-1664

  Bardgett, Richard D ^a   Jones, Angela C ^b   Jones, David L ^c   Kemmitt, Sarah J ^c   Cook, Roger ^d   Hobbs, Phil J ^d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grassland; Inorganic N; Microbial community; PLFA; Sheep grazing

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM; GRAZING; HUMAN; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CONCEPTS; SOIL AND SOIL RELATED PHENOMENA; SOIL PROPERTY; SUCCESSION (ENVIRONMENT); UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOMASS; GRAZING PRESSURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SUCCESSION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034792047     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(01)00086-4     Document Type: Article

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