Changes in microbial heterotrophic diversity along five plant successional sequences

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 15, 2001, Pages 2093-2103

  Schipper, L A ^a   Degens, B P ^b   Sparling, G P ^a   Duncan, L C ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Hyatt Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Available carbon; Ecosystem development; Evenness; Microbial diversity; Succession

Indexed keywords

HETEROTROPHY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SUCCESSION;

EID: 0035206407     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(01)00142-0     Document Type: Article

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