Bacteria and protozoa as integral components of the forest ecosystem - Their role in creating a naturally varied soil fertility

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 309-318

  Clarholm, Marianne ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Flagellates; Microbial loop; N mineralization; Naked amoebae

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBON; MINERAL; NITROGEN; WATER;

BACTERIUM; FOREST SOIL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN CYCLE; PROTOZOAN; SOIL FERTILITY;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BACTERIUM; CARBON METABOLISM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FINLAND; FOREST SOIL; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PROTOZOON; SOIL; SOIL FERTILITY; TAIGA; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; FERTILITY; NITROGEN; PROTOZOA; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TREES;

FINLAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CILIOPHORA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036427585     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020543424098     Document Type: Article

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