Accounting for variability in soil microbial communities of temperate upland grassland ecosystems

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 4-5, 2001, Pages 533-551

  Grayston, S J ^a   Griffith, G S ^b   Mawdsley, J L ^b   Campbell, C D ^a   Bardgett, R D ^c  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biolog; Grassland; Grazing; PLFA; Respiration; Soil microbial biomass; Soil microbial community structure; Temporal variation

Indexed keywords

AGROSTIS; BIOGEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; CARBON UTILIZATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYNOSURUS; FESTUCA; GALIUM; GRASS; GRASSLAND; GROWTH PERIOD; HOLCUS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL AND SOIL RELATED PHENOMENA; SOIL RESPIRATION; TRIFOLIUM; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GRASSLAND SOIL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AGROSTIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYNOSURUS; FESTUCA; FUNGI; GALIUM; HOLCUS; LOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 0035077010     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(00)00194-2     Document Type: Article

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