Microbial diversity, producer-decomposer interactions and ecosystem processes: A theoretical model

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 268, Issue 1464, 2001, Pages 303-309

  Loreau, M ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Ecosystem functioning; Microbial diversity; Nutrient cycling; Plant diversity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035819640     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1366     Document Type: Article

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